February in Hoboken History
February 5, 1663. Nicholas Varlett obtained from Peter Stuyvesant a patent for the first brewery in America, located on Castle Point.
February 6, 1815. The first charter to develop a railroad was granted to Colonel John Stevens by the New Jersey Legislature.
February 11, 1860. The first horse car railroad in New Jersey began service in Hoboken.
February 11, 1861. Hoboken Academy was opened on Fifth Street. It is believed the first kindergarten in the US was founded here.
February 15, 1870. State of New Jersey passes an act incorporating Stevens Institute of Technology.
February 21, 1775. The Hoboken Ferry Company was established to connect the Corporation Dock in Manhattan with Hoboken.
February 25, 1908. The first subway ride from Manhattan to Hoboken took place. At the White House Theodore Roosevelt pressed an electric key starting the first train.