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	Paulus Hook
		Paulus Hook was a small island, separated on the west from Harsimus Island by a marsh with a stream.
		Paulus Hook rose several feet above water level and was separated from the land at its west by a creek that that was navigable at high tide" (9).
		Paulus Hook was fortified by General George Washington at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, but it fell to the British in September, 1776, the first British occupation in New Jersey.
	www.njcu.edu /programs/jchistory/Pages/P_Pages/Paulus_Hook.htm (796 words)

	Jersey City Online - Early History of Jersey City New Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Paulus Hook was a strong position, and yet its strength was its greatest weakness, as it rendered the garrison reckless and unwatchful.
		The capture of Paulus Hook under the very guns of the fortifications in New York was very humiliating to the British, while it filled the Americans with joy, and had a wonderful effect in bracing up the wavering.
		Paulus Hook was the only place the British held in New Jersey from that time until November 22, 1783, when they evacuated the works.
	www.jerseycityonline.com /history/early_history.htm (7715 words)

	JERSEY CITY - LoveToKnow Article on JERSEY CITY
		Early in the War of Independence Paulus Hook was fortified by the Americans, but soon after the battle of Long Island they abandoned it, and on the 23rd of September 1776 it was occupied by the British.
		In 1851 the township of Van Vorst, founded in 1804 between Paulus Hook and Hoboken, was annexed.
		In 1870 there were two annexations: to the south, the town of Bergen, the county-seat, which was founded in 1660; to the north-west, Hudson City, which had been separated from the township of North Bergen in 1852 and incorporated as a city in 1855.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JE/JERSEY_CITY.htm (807 words)

	The Battle of Paulus Hook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Paulus Hook was a fortification held by the British at what is now Jersey City, where the old canal entered the Hudson, just north of Ellis Island.
		Paulus Hook became a thorn in the side of the Whigs of the Hackensack Valley.
		ad Paulus Hook, die XIX August, 1779." "Notwithstanding rivers and entrenchments, he with a small band conquered the foe by warlike skill and prowess and firmly bound by his humanity those who had been conquered by his arms.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/790819.htm (992 words)

	The Hudson Reporter - HUDSON REPORTER - 08/24/2003 - Ethnic neighborhoods: A series Paulus Hook serves a gateway, a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Originally a small island separated from the mainland by a marsh on the north and a creek on the west, it was connected to the mainland when a Dutch farmer by the name of Cornelius Van Vorst filled in the marsh and built a causeway over the creek.
		Paulus Hook is now bound by the Hudson River on the east, Marin Boulevard to the west, Christopher Columbus Drive to the north and the Morris Canal on the south.
		When he moved to Paulus Hook in 1989, Smith said that the "bubble had just burst." Real estate prices in the neighborhood kept declining until about 1992, the year Smith calls the trough of that particular economic cycle.
	www.hudsonreporter.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10051451&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 (1920 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		They were “properly constructed for the convenience of passengers, horses and carriages alike” and Paulus Hook was “thought by far the most convenient place for a ferry of any yet established, or that can be established, from the Province of New-Jersey to the City of New-York.
		The Hook was a peninsula made up of steep, rocky hills, and surrounded in part by the Hudson and in part by a marsh intersected by creeks and ditches.
		Plan of the surprise of an English post at Paulus Hook, in the Province of Jersey, at half-past two in the night of the 18th-19th of October, 1779.
	www.sailthehudson.com /JCmain.htm (2395 words)

	The Hudson Reporter - WEEHAWKEN REPORTER - 08/15/2004 - Up, up, and awayChopper rides now available from JC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The Paulus Hook launch site is located about four blocks south of the Exchange Place PATH station, and is adjacent to the Colgate Clock and the new Goldman Sachs Tower in downtown Jersey City.
		Although Paulus Hook is developing into quite a transportation hub, there's an abundance of space for all of them.
		Paulus Hook flights are scheduled for 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12689240&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523588&rfi=6 (952 words)

	City of Jersey City Municipal Information - History of Jersey City
		When the skirmish at Lexington and the bloody fight of Bunker Hill made it plain that a desperate struggle had set in between England and the colonies, it at once became evident that territory which is now Jersey City would be of the utmost importance to the side which held New York.
		The capture of Paulus Hook under the very guns of the fortifications in New York was very humiliating to the British.
		Even one hundred years later, old rusty hooks and rings in the cellar were pointed out as the places where the captain chained up his Negroes.
	www.cityofjerseycity.com /history2.html (4393 words)

	Associates of the Jersey Company
		The Associates of the Jersey Company was founded by a group of proprietors in 1804 with the intention to purchase property at Paulus Hook.
		Anthony Dey, a lawyer, purchased land at Paulus Hook with ferry privileges from Cornelius Van Vorst.
		They each held 100 shares in the Company and were to receive an annuity from the rental of the lots and the ferry at Paulus Hook.
	www.njcu.edu /programs/jchistory/Pages/A_Pages/Associates_of_the_Jersey_Company.htm (878 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Our new Paulus Hook Pier helistop in Jersey City, NJ is open everyday of the year from 9:00am to 9:00pm.
		Please remember last flight at Paulus Hook Pier is at 6:30pm, Downtown Heliport is at 6:00pm and VIP Heliport West 30th Street and 12th Avenue is at 8:45pm.
		To get to Paulus Hook Pier in Jersey City you can board a NY Water Taxi or NY Waterway ferry at their many stops throughout Manhattan.
	sanfranciscotravel.info /tours/liberty_helicopter_new_york_sightseeing_flights.htm (1320 words)

	Revolution: Paulus Hook
		In brief: Since 2002, Paulus Hook (aka Ross Owen Katz) has played at several venues in mid- and southeast Michigan, including Lansing's Spiral, X-Cel, and The Temple Club.
		Paulus Hook also opened for Felix Da Housecat during one of his gigs at Necto in Ann Arbor.
		With the release of his latest mix CD, entitled '3', Paulus Hook, a New York City native, is looking to reconnect with his east coast roots and branch out to clubs and parties everywhere.
	www.livingsystems.net /bios/paulus_hook.shtml (272 words)

	Paulus Hook battle, revolutionary war, New Jersey, assault.
		Paulus Hook battle, revolutionary war, New Jersey, assault.
		Paulus Hook was a set of fortifications held by the British at what is now Jersey City, where the old canal entered the Hudson, a few hundred yards north of Ellis Island.
		Part of the garrison of Paulus Hook was with Colonel Buskirk in the country.
	www.doublegv.com /ggv/battles/Paulus.html (913 words)

	The Clermont Cove at Paulus Hook - Jersey City Luxury Waterfront Condos
		ocated in the Paulus Hook area of Jersey City at the corner of Essex Street and Greene Street.
		Paulus Hook is one of the oldest sections of Jersey City.
		Paulus Hook became a part of Jersey City in 1820.
	www.buyersadvisors.com /clermont_cove_at_paulus_hook.htm (347 words)

	Reviews for Montgomery Greene Condominiums, Jersey
		Most residents of Paulus Hook are not here because they can't afford to live in Manhattan, but because they appreciate what PH has to offer.
		I will sell you this in 2010 when Paulus Hook becomes an even more desireable place to live and you are kicking yourself for having such an ego and working on wall street as an investment banker thinking you can time the market.
		Paulus Hook is still developing so it does not have the same appeal as Hoboken.
	www.hobokenx.com /review/jer20603.htm (10284 words)

	Jersey City History - Old Bergen - Chapter XXVIII.
		ANOTHER incident deserving of mention, was the capture of the fort at Paulus Hook in 1779.
		Paulus Hook is a long low point of the Jersey Shore, stretching into the Hudson, and connected to the main by a sandy isthmus.
		It was between two and three in the morning, when Lee arrived at the creek, which rendered Paulus Hook difficult of access.
	www.cityofjerseycity.org /oldberg/chapter28.shtml (1276 words)

	Henry Lee
		The artist may have painted this portrait as early as 1782 when Lee came to Philadelphia to receive his Congressional commendation for the victory at Paulus Hook and to resign his military commission.
		Sometime in 1785, "Light Horse Harry" sat for Peale a second time when the artist painted a miniature of him (now in a private collection) that remained in the museum collection until Peale's death.
		In 1779, Lee captured the British fort at Paulus Hook, New York, and earned the nickname "Light Horse Harry." Later, during the southern campaign, he and his men protected the Continentals during their retreat from superior British forces, and fought in the Carolinas and Georgia at the battles of Guilford Courthouse and Eutaw Springs.
	www.cr.nps.gov /museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/indeimg/lhenry.html (369 words)

	Jersey City Economic Development Corporation :: Paulus Hook Residential Real Estate
		JERSEY CITY - Along the Hudson River in Paulus Hook, one of this city's oldest neighborhoods, a new enclave of high-rise apartments and office buildings is taking shape where a soap and toothpaste factory once stood.
		Several residential projects are also under way elsewhere in Paulus Hook, including 1,000 rental and condominium apartments recently completed, under construction or about to rise.
		The 35-block Paulus Hook area juts into Upper New York Bay, and part of it is included on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places.
	www.jcedc.org /new/nyt022103.html (716 words)

	Plan of Paulus Hook and its Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Paulus, or Powles, Hook is the modern Jersey City.
		The fort is said to have been located near the present Washington and Grand streets.
		A. March of the rebels to attack Paulus Hook.
	www.bloomu.edu /library/Archives/Maps/map177.htm (153 words)

	City of Jersey City - History of Jersey City
		The largest railway passenger shed in the world, that of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was within its borders and the largest tobacco company in the world Lorillard’s gave employment to hundreds of its inhabitants.
		One of the largest of the American Sugar Refining Company’s branches once stood near the spot occupied by the old Paulus Hook fort; while steel, iron, and zinc works and silk manufactories also were in Jersey City.
		Two ocean steamship lines sailed from her wharves, and the great inland waterway that was the Morris Canal once ran through a section of her territory.
	www.cityofjerseycity.com /history3.html (918 words)

	Archibald McCallister at Paulus Hook,
		It was interesting to note that many of the phrases used, although in the eighteenth century style, are familiar to anyone who has served in the military forces of the United States.
		The Paulus Hook peninsula, part of present day Jersey City, NJ, was first settled by the Dutch about 1630.
		Gradually the Hook became a strategic link between New York and cities to the west and south.
	www.clanmcalister.org /archibald.html (1140 words)

	American War of Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Immediately after the fall of New York the 57th, under Colonel Campbell, was detached to take an American post at Paulus Hook on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.
		The regiment was ferried across under cover of the fire of two frigates; but the enemy, without waiting to receive their attack, beat a hasty retreat.
		The duty of holding Paulus Hook fell naturally to the 57th, who remained there for over nine months, and so had no active share in the following campaign.
	www.prole.demon.co.uk /middlesex/awi.htm (3763 words)

	Tell me about Jersey City \| Ask MetaFilter
		Paulus Hook is out of your price range, and Hamilton Park is surrounded by ghetto.
		Paulus Hook has unfortunately had a handful of enormous condo projects dumped into the middle of it, throwing off the parking and density, but it still has great buildings, too.
		I had the whole top floor of a brownstone for around $1200 (I say "around" because the place was rent stabilized which meant that the rent was always some weird number calculated to the penny).
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	Jersey City History - Old Bergen - Chapter XXXIII.
		IN 1789 the ferry landing at Paulus Hook was improved by the placing of steps, down which the passengers climbed, while horses and wagons were urged or lifted aboard the boats that served as means of transportation.
		They purpose to set off from Philadelphia and Paulus Hook on Mondays and Thursdays punctually at sunrise, and be at Princetown the same nights, and change Passengers and return to New York and Philadelphia the follow ing days.
		The Passengers are desired to cross Paulus Hook ferry the evening before, as the wagon is not to stay after sunrise.
	www.cityofjerseycity.org /oldberg/chapter33.shtml (1581 words)

	St Peter's Prep -- Historic Paulus Hook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The Paulus Hook section of Jersey City has changed greatly since Fr.
		Paulus Hook remains Prep's neighborhood - its "backyard" - as it has since 1872.
		In so many ways, the future has never looked brighter on the left bank of the Hudson River.
	www.stpetersprep.org /paulus.shtml (208 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Newark
		Power of New York in 1825, and the first church was opened by Rev. Joseph A. Schneller, 19 December, 1831.
		In Jersey City, originally called Paulus Hook, Mass was first said in 1830, and the first church opened by the Reverend Hugh Mohan in 1837.
		At Macopin the little band of German Catholics before mentioned had a church as early as 1829.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10779c.htm (1595 words)

	AOL CityGuide: - North Jersey - Lighthorse Tavern - Restaurant
		To call the Lighthorse Tavern a pub doesn't do this genial and inviting spot justice; call it a restaurant and you ignore the lively bar scene which is skillfully integrated into the dining area.
		New to Jersey City, the Tavern is already a hopping destination for residents of the Paulus Hook neighborhood.
		The owners have transformed this former dingy space into a gleaming showcase of mahogany, glass, brick and wrought iron, complete with soaring ceilings (great for the ventilation -- NB: smoking is allowed only at the bar), a working fireplace and a cozy mezzanine.
	cityguide.aol.com /northjersey/dining/venue.adp?sbid=116574727 (371 words)

	Be A Part of ‘Sunday’s Best’ In Paulus Hook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Explore Paulus Hook's architecture, brownstones and historic sidewalks.
		Check out your health at the various health screenings that will be available and get a message to relax those muscles.
		Because “Sunday’s Best In Paulus Hook.’’ It’s an event that will leave you grinning from ear to ear through your Monday morning coffee.
	www.paulushook.org /SpringonSussex.htm (301 words)

	Jersey City - Newport Community - A Rich History Of A Hidden Treasure -- Newport!
		With the exception of improving transportation links, notably with the Paulus Hook Ferry and Harsimus Road, there was little change in the community during the 17th and 18th Centuries; and it prospered as a public market place and a commercial center, with harbor and river facilities linking New Jersey and New York.
		In 1776, the British occupied New York and several forts along the New Jersey side of the harbor, including one at Paulus Hook, and brought their floating batteries into Harsimus Cove.
		It was during this time that the manipulation of the shoreline through cutting and filling at the areas of Paulus Hook and Harsimus Cove began.
	www.newportcommunity.com /newporthistory.html (2610 words)

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