Bergen Point is a point of land that lends its name to the adjacent neighborhood in Bayonne in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The point is located on the north side of Kill van Kull at Newark Bay. It is the section of the city closest to the Bayonne Bridge.[3] Historically the term has been used more broadly as synonymous with Constable Hook, from which it is geographically separated at Port Johnson.
Bergen Point | |
|---|---|
 Southwestern tip of Bergen Point | |
  Bergen Point Bergen Point in Hudson County in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′51″N 74°08′29″W / 40.64750°N 74.14139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hudson |
| City | Bayonne |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Area code | 201 |
| GNIS feature ID | 874681[1] |
History
editThe area was connected to Staten Island with a ferry as early as the late 17th century, and was later developed as a resort.[4][5] In the late 18th century it became more prominent as a ferry landing for travelers between New York City and Philadelphia.[6] An 1837 US government coastal survey map identifies it as Vanhorn Point,[7] reflecting the name of a Dutch family that occupied the area just to the north called Pamrapo (among many other spellings, roughly today's Curries Woods neighborhood in Greenville) from the mid-17th century. The Bergen Point Lighthouse, built offshore in 1849, was demolished and replaced with a skeletal tower in the mid 20th century.[8] A charter was granted for the construction of The Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road in 1851.[9]
Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine announced on May 6, 2006, that funding was in place to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system to Eighth Street. Work was completed and the station opened in January 2011.[10]
A large portion of the point was once site of a Texaco plant, which was cleared and is slated to become a residential and recreational area along Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull.[11] Other former industrial sites are slated for mixed-use development.[12][13] In 2022, the construction of a major studio at was announced. Called 1888 Studios, it will be the largest in New Jersey.[14][15]
The renovated Collins Park and walkways along the new developments are part of the Hackensack RiverWalk.
Gallery
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![The Latourette House in Bergen Point was the birthplace of Samuel Francis Du Pont[16]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Latourette_House%2C_Bergen_Point%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/120px-The_Latourette_House%2C_Bergen_Point%2C_New_Jersey.jpg)
The Latourette House in Bergen Point was the birthplace of Samuel Francis Du Pont[16] -
Bergen Point, 1974 -
The point lends its name to the neighborhood
![The Latourette House in Bergen Point was the birthplace of Samuel Francis Du Pont[16]](/wiki/File:The_Latourette_House,_Bergen_Point,_New_Jersey.jpg)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Bergen Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search Archived July 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
- ^ Hudson County New Jersey Street Map. Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. 2008. ISBN 978-0-88097-763-0.
- ^ Bergen Point[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hotel Latourette: The Most Fashionable Resort in the Suburban District of New York". Hagley. February 6, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Paulus Hook Ferry
- ^ NOAA Coastal Survey file T18.jpg, available at [1] and attached to Wikipedia article on Curries Woods.
- ^ Bergen Point Lighthouse, 1849-1949, New Jersey Lighthouse Society.
- ^ Laws of the State of New Jersey, 1811, pp. 337–340
- ^ Frassinelli, Mike. "NJ Transit opens Bayonne 8th Street Station, extending Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service", The Star-Ledger, January 31, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2013.
- ^ 1,200 housing units, recreation facilities planned for former Texaco site in Bayonne Jersey Journal, Sept 2015
- ^ "Eyesores no more?". November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Public hearing for Bayview development slated for October". September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Bayonne Planning Board approves 1888 Studios at former Texaco site". March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Renderings Revealed for NJ's Largest Film Production Complex in Bayonne". March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Part of What the World Did not Know Until Now" (PDF). Bayonne Public Library. November 19, 1946.
External links
edit- Bergen Point West Reach data station ID 8519483 Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, NOAA.
- Bayonne Constable Hook Cemetery.