Elizabeth:: The First Capital City of New Jersey

by Jean-Rae Turner and Richard T. Koles

Book Overview

Elizabeth, New Jersey is a city of firsts: first English-speaking colony in the state, first state capital, first home of Princeton University, and the site of the first shots fired after the Declaration of Independence. This impressive history is bolstered by the town's production of the first U.S. Navy submarine, Singer sewing machine, and ice cream soda, but these triumphs should not overshadow the hardships endured along the way. With no precedent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738523933
• ISBN13: 9780738523934
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.7"