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Elizabeth was
the first English speaking community in New Jersey. |
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The first Capital of New Jersey. |
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The first home
of Princeton University. |
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The home of New Jersey’s first Governor, Phillip
Carteret. |
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The home of the
first Colonial Assembly and Council meeting. |
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The home of the first Governor of the State after
the Declaration of Independence, William Livingston. |
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It was here, at
the foot of Elizabeth Avenue, that the first British
ship was sunk by Americans after the Declaration of
Independence. |
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It was the home of the first President of Congress
after the Peace Treaty with the English, Elias
Boudinot. |
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Elizabeth, among
so many celebrities of Elizabethan birth, produced
the first Mayor of Jewish faith of any major
community in the United States, David Naar. |
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Elizabeth has given us Mickey Walker and Admiral
William F. "Bull" Halsey. It has given us the
developer of "Tom Swift" and the "Bobsey Twins" and
it has given us "Mickey" Spillane. |
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It has given us
Statesmen, United States Senators, Governors,
Political Leaders, Church Dignitaries, Inventors,
Scientists, Actors, Musicians, Composers, and
hundreds of other renown professionals. |
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It has given us James P. Mitchell, the Secretary of
Labor under President Eisenhower, after whom our
Board of Education Administrative Building is named. |
Elizabeth has
given us
w the first ice cream
soda...
w the Singer sewing
machine...
w the first
submarine...and
w the first assembly
line automobile producer in the state. |
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1664 - First English
speaking commuity in New Jersey |
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1665 - First capital of New Jersey |
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1665 - Home of first
Governor of New Jersey (Phillip Carteret) |
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1667 - First English speaking school |
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1668 - First assembly
meeting |
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1668 - February 15. First whale industry in New
Jersey (John Ogden and partners) |
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1746 - First charter in
New Jersey granted to a college (now Princeton
University) led by Reverend Jonathan Dickenson |
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1776 - Home of first Governor of State after
Declaration of Independence (William Livingston) |
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1776 - July 4.
First British ship sunk by Americans after official
date of Declaration of Independence (Captain David
Neil’s artillery) at foot of Elizabeth Avenue |
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1776 - Abraham Clark of Elizabethtown, signer of
Declaration of Independence |
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1782 - First ice cream
soda - Phillip Mohr (Fulton and First Streets) |
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1783 - Home of President of Congress receiving
Treaty of Peace with British (Elias Boudinot) |
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1794 - First anatomy
lessons in medicine (Dr. Paul Micheu) |
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1819 - First steam driven ship to cross Atlantic.
Boiler made by Daniel Dodd. Foundry was located at
present site of Jefferson House of Elizabeth High
School |
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1842 - First Mayor of
Jewish faith of any major community in the United
States (David Naar) |
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1873 - First major sewing machine company - Singer
Sewing Machine |
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1906 - First submarine
to be accepted by US Navy built at Moore’s Shipyards
at Port Elizabeth |
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1920 - First assembly line automobile production in
the state (Durant Corporation) |
