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Weehawken Roadway in Weehawken, New Jersey, with a view of New York City across the Hudson River.

Weehawken

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Weehawken, township, Hudson county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north of Jersey City and opposite New York City on the Hudson River. An industrial port and railroad centre, it is the western portal of the Lincoln Tunnel. It was settled by the Dutch about 1647 when Maryn Adriadsen received a patent for 169 acres (68 hectares) of land. Prior to 1840, when Hudson county was formed, Weehawken was part of...

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