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Gravity Coal Piers of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. at Hoboken.

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All aboard! Railroads and New Jersey, 1812-1930.
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Fowler, David J. (David Joseph)
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Perrone, Fernanda.
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Radick, Caryn.
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De Fino, Melissa.
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Immigration
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Immigration is a “defining feature” of the social, economic, and political history of the United States. In 1889, three years before Ellis Island opened as the chief point of entry for immigrants, the Central Railroad of New Jersey constructed a large terminal at Communipaw Cove in Jersey City directly across from Manhattan. In that year alone, 444,427 immigrants entered the country; by 1905, more than one million per year arrived. By 1930, immigration had slacked off to 241,700. The next stop for many of those passing through Ellis Island was the terminal of the Central Railroad or the Pennsylvania Railroad. Thus, millions of people first set foot on the mainland United States in New Jersey. Between 1912 and 1914, a ferry shed and train sheds were added to the CRR terminal. Each day, thousands of immigrants joined thousands of commuters in crossing on ferries to the rail terminals which, like nerve endings, connected to points throughout New Jersey and beyond.
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Gravity Coal Piers of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. at Hoboken. From: Scientific American, April 15, 1882. Facilities such as this or the Reading Railroad coal terminal at Port Reading supplied millions of tons of “black diamonds” for homes and industries.
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Gravity Coal Piers of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. at Hoboken.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company.
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Hoboken (N.J.).
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1882-04-15
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New York, N.Y.
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Scientific American (April 15, 1882).
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All aboard! Railroads and New Jersey, 1812-1930.
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doi:10.7282/T3RB73P7
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Rutgers University owns the copyright in this work. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the Special Collections and University Archives of the Rutgers University Libraries to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.
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All aboard! Railroads and New Jersey, 1812-1930.
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Special Collections and University Archives Gallery.
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2011-10-27
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2012-01-06
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Fowler, David J. (David Joseph)
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Perrone, Fernanda.
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Case 12 : Immigration.
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Immigration is a “defining feature” of the social, economic, and political history of the United States. In 1889, three years before Ellis Island opened as the chief point of entry for immigrants, the Central Railroad of New Jersey constructed a large terminal at Communipaw Cove in Jersey City directly across from Manhattan. In that year alone, 444,427 immigrants entered the country; by 1905, more than one million per year arrived. By 1930, immigration had slacked off to 241,700. The next stop for many of those passing through Ellis Island was the terminal of the Central Railroad or the Pennsylvania Railroad. Thus, millions of people first set foot on the mainland United States in New Jersey. Between 1912 and 1914, a ferry shed and train sheds were added to the CRR terminal. Each day, thousands of immigrants joined thousands of commuters in crossing on ferries to the rail terminals which, like nerve endings, connected to points throughout New Jersey and beyond.
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