The history of the Railroad of New Jersey Maritime Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey: commemorating its centennial 1889-1989
It was the purpose of this study to develop an accurate and detailed documented history of the CNJ Maritime Terminal. The study sought to answer specific questions concerning the historical, construction, and architectural significance of this structure to Jersey City, Hudson County and New Jersey....
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42116 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04182009-040333/ |
| Summary: | It was the purpose of this study to develop an accurate
and detailed documented history of the CNJ Maritime Terminal.
The study sought to answer specific questions concerning the
historical, construction, and architectural significance of
this structure to Jersey City, Hudson County and New Jersey.
<p>The history includes the purpose for which the structure
was built, why the site was chosen, how the terminus was built,
how the structure was utilized, who used the facility, why the
site underwent modernization, how the modernization was
instituted, who were the architects for this building, why the
structure was expanded, and what alterations have been made to
this structure since the CNJ Railroad Company filed for
bankruptcy in 1967.
This history was developed after researching both
primary and secondary sources. These sources included CNJ
Railroad Annual Reports, CNJ Railroad Company Charters,
Peabody & Sterns Original Architectural Drawings, personal
journals and correspondences, maps, technical publications,
photographs, illustrations, books, magazines, CNJ Engineering
Department files, historical society collections, private
collections, and direct observation.
<p>The history of the CNJ Maritime Terminal, as developed
within this study, comprises the historical documentation
needed to secure more state funding so that the restoration
for the historical site can be completed. The information can
be of great value when used to justify the monies needed to
complete this restoration. === Master of Science |
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