Items

• Weehawken Is All Ready To Mark Jubilee - 1934

  Clipping from an unknown newspaper, hand dated 1934 in ink, describing the preparations for the 75th anniversary of the Town, celebrated on September 28, 1934. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
• Weehawken NJ 75th Anniversary Medal - 1859-1934

  Medal commemorating the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Weehawken Township in 1934. Front shows a sailing ship (the Half Moon), an Indian and Pilgrim. On reverse, the following wording: WEEHAWKEN PURCHASED FROM THE INDIANS BY THE DUTCH. THE HALF MOON ENTERED WEEHAWKEN COVE IN 1609. TOWNSHIP CHARTER GRANTED IN 1859.
• Mayor Meister Lights Weehawken's Birthday Cake

  Mayor Meister is shown lighting the town's 75th birthday cake at the foot of the steps of Town Hall in 1934. This picture is from the Edward Kirk scrap book, which is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
• Weehawken 75th Anniversary Parade Float

  Black and white photo showing Weehawken's 75th Birthday Cake from the 75th Anniversary Parade, which took place on September 28, 1934. The float is seen going south on Park Avenue (note the trolley tracks) towards the Valley Playground. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.Colorized version created for the TD Bank that was located at 4200 Park Avenue, at the corner of Liberty Place.  When the bank closed, the piece was given to the Historical Commission and is now displayed at Weehawken Town Hall.
• Weehawken 75th Anniversary Medal

  Commemorative medal issued in honor of Weehawken's 75th Anniversary in 1934 hanging from a striped silk ribbon.