January in Hoboken History
January 1, 1930. Barney McFeeley became Hoboken's mayor, replacing Gustav Bach who resigned to become Clerk of Hudson County.
January 8, 1863. St. Mary Hospital was started in a house owned by Bryan Smith on Meadow Street, now Park Avenue.
January 30, 1658. The Indians formally deeded lands which included Hoboken to Peter Stuyvesant.
January 31, 1897. A fire in a blacksmith shop at Adams and Newark Streets caused the death of 3 persons.