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07086 (Weehawken Weather Forecast, NJ)

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Weehawken was formed as a township on March 15, 1859, from portions of Hoboken and North Bergen. A portion of the township was ceded to Hoboken in 1874. Additional territory was annexed in 1879 from West Hoboken.

During the American Revolutionary War, Weehawken was used as a lookout for the patriots to check on the British, who were situated in New York and controlled the surrounding waterways. Early documented inhabitants included a Captain James Deas, whose stately residence at Deas' Point was located atop a knoll along the river. Lafayette had used the mansion as his headquarters and later Washington Irving came to gaze at Manhattan.

Not far from Deas' was a ledge 11 paces wide and 20 paces long, situated 20 feet (6.1 m) above the Hudson on the Palisades. This ledge, long gone, was the site of 18 documented duels and probably many unrecorded ones in the years 1798–1845. The most famous was that between General Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, and Colonel Aaron Burr, sitting third Vice President of the United States, which took place on July 11, 1804.

 

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Weehawken Town Hall
400 Park Avenue
Weehawken, NJ 07086
201-319-6005

Departments

Construction Official 201-319-6057

Court Administator 201-319-6030

Fire - 911
(Non-Emergency) 201-865-6610

First Aid - 911
(Non-Emergency) 201-863-6611

Health Department 201-319-6054

Library - 201-863-7823

Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

Police - 911
(Non-emergency) 201-863-7800

Public Works 201-319-6050

Recreation 201-319-6061

Senior Citizens 201-319-6059

Tax Collector's Office 201-319-6015

Tax Assessor 201-319-6015

Education

Board of Education
53 Liberty Place
Weehawken, NJ 07086
201-422-6125

PTA

Daniel Webster School - Elementary Grades PreK - 2
2700 Palisade Avenue
Weehawken, NJ 07086
201-422-6150

Theodore Roosevelt School - Elementary Grades 3 - 6
1 Louisa Place
Weehawken, NJ 07086
201-422-6140

Weehawken High School - Grades 7 - 12
53 Liberty Place
Weehawken, NJ 07086
201-422-6130

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