West Hoboken, New Jersey

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West Hoboken was a municipality that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1861 to 1925.

West Hoboken was originally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1861, from portions of North Bergen Township. The township was reincorporated on April 6, 1871, and again on March 27, 1874. Portions of the township were ceded to Weehawken in 1879."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 148.]

On June 28, 1884, West Hoboken was reincorporated as a town, based on an ordinance passed nine days earlier. The town was reincorporated on April 24, 1888, based on the results of a referendum passed twelve days earlier.

On January 1, 1925, Union City was formed, replacing both Union Hill and West Hoboken. [ [http://www.ucnj.com/history.html City of Union City History] , accessed March 16, 2007]

Notable residents

Notable individuals who had lived in West Hoboken while it was still extant include:
*James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894), British maritime artist.Halasz, Piri. "Art: Maritime Theme at Exhibitions; Appeal of Nostalgia History and Humor Portraits of Vessels", "The New York Times", January 21, 1973. "James Butterworth (1817-1894), whose work is on view in Trenton, was an Englishman born on the Isle of Wight. By the time he emigrated and settled in West Hoboken (now Union City), America was in the heyday of its gallant clipper ships."]
*Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921), maritime artist known as the "Audubon of Steam Vessels".
*William Musto (1917-2006), Mayor of Union City from 1962-1970 and from 1974-1982. [Gettleman, Jeffrey. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/nyregion/01musto.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "William Musto, 88, a Mayor Re-elected on His Way to Jail, Is Dead"] , "The New York Times", March 1, 2006. Accessed March 6, 2008.]

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