Questions: What was the ferry service from Jersey City to lower Manhattan in the years 1850-1870 or so? Where did it disembark and land? Any idea of the length of the trip? I understand that the shoreline around South 1th-South 5th Street was extended by landfill. If one had the address in the 250-300's of these blocks, where would that be today? What was the source of the landfill? My ancestors not only had a business in Greenwich Village but also went to college there, obviously by ferry. Would appreciate any information about that part of Jersey City during that period - or what resources I might consult.

Try the Rutgers historic map site http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/HUDSON_COUNTY/oldHudson.html. The show ferry terminals and direction in some cases. The 1879 map has them. They also show propose the landfills. MIKE maurmike1@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: njhudson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhudson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Hawes Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:05 AM To: njhudson@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJHUDSON] JC Ferries 1850-1870; landfill added to shoreline Questions: What was the ferry service from Jersey City to lower Manhattan in the years 1850-1870 or so? Where did it disembark and land? Any idea of the length of the trip? I understand that the shoreline around South 1th-South 5th Street was extended by landfill. If one had the address in the 250-300's of these blocks, where would that be today? What was the source of the landfill? My ancestors not only had a business in Greenwich Village but also went to college there, obviously by ferry. Would appreciate any information about that part of Jersey City during that period - or what resources I might consult. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

While we are in that area of Jersey, does anyone have any info on the docks, piers, longshoremen, American President Lines, US Lines,or the AFL-CIO ?   Thanks, Sandra --- On Sat, 12/6/08, MIKE MCHENRY <maurmike1@verizon.net> wrote: From: MIKE MCHENRY <maurmike1@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON] JC Ferries 1850-1870; landfill added to shoreline To: njhudson@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 11:55 AM Try the Rutgers historic map site http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/HUDSON_COUNTY/oldHudson.html. The show ferry terminals and direction in some cases. The 1879 map has them. They also show propose the landfills. MIKE maurmike1@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: njhudson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhudson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Hawes Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:05 AM To: njhudson@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJHUDSON] JC Ferries 1850-1870; landfill added to shoreline Questions: What was the ferry service from Jersey City to lower Manhattan in the years 1850-1870 or so? Where did it disembark and land? Any idea of the length of the trip? I understand that the shoreline around South 1th-South 5th Street was extended by landfill. If one had the address in the 250-300's of these blocks, where would that be today? What was the source of the landfill? My ancestors not only had a business in Greenwich Village but also went to college there, obviously by ferry. Would appreciate any information about that part of Jersey City during that period - or what resources I might consult. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message