June in Hoboken History
June 1, 1891. The first paid Fire Department was organized in Hoboken.
June 11, 1851. Hoboken City Council passed an ordinance forming a paid Police Department.
June 11, 1891. Hoboken Board of Health was organized.
June 14, 1889. The Hoboken Free Public Library was organized.
June 14, 1917. The first convoy of US combat troops left Hoboken for Europe.
June
19, 1846: Play ball! On this day Hoboken proudly hosted the first game of
organized baseball. The New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers, 23 to 1 in
four innings at Hoboken's Elysian Fields near the current site of Elysian Park
and the former Maxwell House facility.
June
30th, 1900: On this day a fire broke out on Hoboken's downtown piers that
claimed the lives of up to 400 people. It was one of New York Harbor's most
devastating catastrophes. Click here
for an excellent article by The Hoboken Reporter's David Danzig.