Elizabeth (N.J.)
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Name (Hebrew)
אליזבת (ניו ג'רזי)
Name (Latin)
Elizabeth (N.J.)
Other forms of name
City of Elizabeth (N.J.)
nnaa Elizabeth, N.J
Elizabethtown (N.J.)
Elizabeth Town (N.J.)
אליזבט (ניו ג'רזי)
עליזאבעט (ניו ג'רזי)
Coordinates
-90.2214 -90.2214 42.3178 42.3178 (gooearth )
W0741239 W0741239 N0403950 N0403950 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
Biographical or Historical Data
known as Elizabethtown until 1740
inc. as borough 1789
as city 1855
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Clayton, W.W. Hist. of Union and Middlesex Counties, 1882(township of Elizabeth Town, township of Elizabethtown, not fully organized until 1693; by a petition of 1740 it was to be known as free borough and town of Elizabeth; referred to as both Elizabeth and Elizabethtown; first charter of the city of Elizabeth granted 1855)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 40°39ʹ50ʺN 074°12ʹ39ʺW)
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 16, 2014(known as Elizabethtown until 1740; inc. as borough 1789; as city 1855)
- Wikipedia, September 4, 2019(Elizabeth, New Jersey; City of Elizabeth; largest city and the county seat of Union County, in New Jersey; originally called "Elizabethtown" and part of the Elizabethtown Tract, was founded in 1664 by English settlers; town served as the first capital of New Jersey; on March 13, 1855, the City of Elizabeth was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, combining and replacing both Elizabeth Borough (which dated back to 1740) and Elizabeth Township (which had been formed in 1693), subject to the results of a referendum held on March 27, 1855. On March 19, 1857, the city became part of the newly created Union County. Portions of the city were taken to form Linden Township on March 4, 1861; 40.666261°N 74.19353°W)
- NUCMC data from Rutgers Univ. Libr. for New Jersey organizations and societies: records, 1810-1972(Elizabeth Town, now Elizabeth)
- Clayton, W.W. Hist. of Union and Middlesex Counties, 1882(township of Elizabeth Town, township of Elizabethtown, not fully organized until 1693; by a petition of 1740 it was to be known as free borough and town of Elizabeth; referred to as both Elizabeth and Elizabethtown; first charter of the cityof Elizabeth granted 1855)
- Murray, N. Notes, hist. and biog. concerning Elizabeth-Town, 1844(Elizabeth-Town; Elizabeth-town)
- Kelley, F.B. Historic Elizabeth, 1932(Elizabeth Town; Town of Elizabeth; Elizabethtown; Elizabeth)
- Thayer, T. As we were, 1964(Elizabethtown became a city in 1854; Elizabeth)