jersey city is the oldest city in new jersey.
what's the oldest city in new jersey?
jersey city
bullet::::- inserra supermarkets (headquartered in mahwah, new jersey) – 22 stores: lyndhurst, new jersey, hackensack, new jersey, lodi, new jersey, fair lawn, new jersey, jersey city, new jersey, ramsey, new jersey, emerson, new jersey, hillsdale, new jersey, new milford, new jersey, northvale, new jersey, wayne, new jersey, west milford, new jersey, hoboken, new jersey, bayonne, new jersey, north bergen, new jersey, palisades park, new jersey; new city, stony point, ny, wallington, new jersey, west nyack, new york, garnerville, new york, and tallman, new york. also owns price rite stores in garfield, new jersey and paterson, new jersey.
shoprite (united states)
perth amboy served as a capital of the province of new jersey from 1686 until 1776. in 1684, perth amboy became the capital of east jersey and remained the capital until the union of east and west jersey in 1702, and became an alternate colonial capital with burlington until 1776. a few of the buildings from this early period can still be seen today. most notably, the proprietary house, the home of william franklin, the last royal governor of new jersey and estranged son of benjamin franklin, still stands in the waterfront area of the city. st. peter's church was founded in 1718 by the first episcopal congregation in the state. its current building, dating from 1875, is surrounded by a graveyard of early inhabitants and displays a collection of stained-glass windows with religious scenes as well as early depictions of new jersey receiving her charter and a meeting between william franklin and his father, ben. perth amboy city hall, first built as a courthouse in 1714, survived major fires in 1731 and 1764 and is the oldest city hall in continuous use in the united states. the kearny cottage, moved from its original location, is a remaining example of 18th-century vernacular architecture.
perth amboy, new jersey