. Landmarks of historic interest along the Lackawanna railroad : wherein will be found divers descriptions and some photographs of houses and lands which figured in stirring events before, during and after the War of Revolution . The Dey Mansion, Wayne Township, Passaic County, N. on Page Thirteen The historical background of New Jersey traces to 1609 whenHendrick Hudson anchored the Half Moon in the river nowbearing his name. From that day, New Jersey played animportant part in early American history. Thatsection of the state traversed by the Lackawannais especially rich in histor
. Landmarks of historic interest along the Lackawanna railroad : wherein will be found divers descriptions and some photographs of houses and lands which figured in stirring events before, during and after the War of Revolution . The Dey Mansion, Wayne Township, Passaic County, N. on Page Thirteen The historical background of New Jersey traces to 1609 whenHendrick Hudson anchored the Half Moon in the river nowbearing his name. From that day, New Jersey played animportant part in early American history. Thatsection of the state traversed by the Lackawannais especially rich in historical associations,some landmarks of which are de-scribed on the following HOBOKEN, House Legend has it that due to the peculiar rock formation of Castle Point,the followers of Hendrick Hudson, on their first trip up the river, thoughtthe land evidenced copper and silver deposits and named the place PointCastile. Colonel John Stevens, the famous inventor, obtained the point andsurrounding lands and built a mansion there in 1784, naming it TheCastle. The point was also very much desired by Baron Steuben as areward for his part in the Revolutionary War. Hoboken was at that timecalled Hobuck or Hoboken Island. John Jacob Astor, the richest American of the day, who became a resi-dent of Hoboken in 1828 often could be seen playing checkers in the shadeof a large chestnut tree that stood in the garden of his home at Washing-ton and Second Streets. The building is still there on the southwest corner,a candy store now occupying the first floor of the structure. ORANGE, N. Common is Real Landmark of Revolution On Main Street, Orange, opposite th
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