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When Hoboken Was Meadows: Historic Museum Reopens With Exhibit Sunday
An exhibit about Hoboken's past will mark the reopening of Hoboken's Historical Museum on Sunday.
HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Historical Museum took a month-long break, but it reopens Sunday with an exhibit about the meadows that filled Hoboken in the past.
The Hoboken Historical Museum presents “The Hoboken Meadows” in the Main Gallery.
The exhibit explores the history of the Meadows, the salt marsh that once spanned Hoboken’s western region.
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From its biodiversity admired by Hudson River School painters and naturalists like John James Audubon, to its transformation into a industrial and residential area, the Meadows tell a story of change and resilience.
Colonel John Stevens’ 1804 streetgrid set the stage for development, and immigrant communities and factories moved in during the 19th and 20th centuries. By the 1950s, public housing replaced the last remnants of the Meadows, but flooding persisted, including during Superstorm Sandy.
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An opening reception will be held this Sunday from 2-5 p.m. The museum is located at 1301 Hudson St., in the alcove near King's Supermarket.
The website is here.
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