♦ġ524 Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazano was the first European to discover and explore the Atlantic coast, including NY Harbor and New Jersey.ġ609 Henry Hudson sailed into the mouth of what became known as the Delaware River and anchored for the night. This trail started at Minisink Island in the Delaware River below Port Jervis, went north of Morristown, west of Springfield, six miles west of Elizabeth, four miles west of Amboy, through Shrewsbury, then to the sea. One of these, the Minisink Trail, afforded a route for the Minisink Indians to travel from their PA hunting grounds to the Jersey seashore. Their seasonal hunting grounds began to be connected by a series of trails, 12 to 18" wide. 10,000 BC The estimated date of arrival of Paleo-Indians in the Lehigh Valley area. Note: Due to the unavailability of month and / or day of some events / items the listings of them under each year may not be in exact chronological order.Ĭa.
We think that you will be pleasantly amazed at what you will find happened in our state Suggestion: To understand the value of this database and the greatness of the transportation developments in the state of New Jersey we suggest that you do searches for the words “first,” “earliest,” “largest,” “longest,” “greatest,” “best,” “fastest,” “last,” “pioneer,” “invented,” “established,” “developed,” “introduced,” etc. In fact, it could be published in print or electronic form as a sales item to make money for the Heritage Center. It will also be a wonderful resource for students and researchers of New Jersey transportation history. The following information will help in the formulation of story lines and exhibits appropriate to our transport history. Bill McKelvey (with much help from others) to assist the consultants/designers/contractors building our Heritage Center at Phillipsburg. Please send corrections and additions to Bill McKelvey at on LHRy website on 21 March 2018 Updated to 2007
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