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05/23/1863 |
A destructive fire in a Jersey City shipyard threatens naval construction there |
Crime/Disasters |
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11/24/1863 |
A few days after arriving from New York, the transport ship "Aquila" sinks at its wharf in San Francisco |
Crime/Disasters |
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02/21/1861 |
Abraham Lincoln travels to Trenton, New Jersey and then to Philadelphia on his pre-inaugural tour |
Campaigns/Elections |
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04/24/1865 |
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Philadelphia before dawn and moves across New Jersey |
Personal |
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09/05/1860 |
Another huge Republican rally, this time in Jersey City, New Jersey |
Campaigns/Elections |
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08/19/1866 |
At Jersey City's Petroleum Dock, a massive explosion touches off a devastating fire. |
Crime/Disasters |
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08/29/1866 |
President Andrew Johnson's "Swing Around the Circle" speaking tour travels across New Jersey to New York City. |
Campaigns/Elections |
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09/24/1865 |
Sensational rumors of a church being haunted by demons causes turmoil in Jersey City, New Jersey. |
Education/Culture |
