Mayin Hoboken History

EXACT MONTH NOT CERTAIN, WARM WEATHER, 1851: The picture above is a half-page wood engraving from an 1851 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion showing Riot at Hoboken. 

The article that accompanies this picture mentions that a large group of Germans immigrants rented the cricket ground in Hoboken, and proceeded to have an outdoor party. A group of "rowdies" from New York proceeded to crash the party, and start a riot. These rowdies, the "Short Boys" apparently were known for this sort of behavior elsewhere.

May 1, 1775. The Hoboken Ferry was rowed across the Hudson from Hoboken to Manhattan for the first time. 

May 1, 1881. The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company began business in Hoboken.

May 27, 1836. The cornerstone of St. Paul's Episcopal Church was laid. It is the oldest congregation in Hoboken.

May 30, 1883. The Soldier's Monument was unveiled at Elysian park.

May 30, 1891. The Firemen's Monument was unveiled at Church Square Park.