1830s Herstory Sites Around Caldwell “Remember the ladies” at HERstory sites. Seemingly insignificant spots reveal stories of 1830s womenfolk. This Undertold Stories Project salutes the girls and women who played a part in the Cleveland Family’s years in Caldwell, including a schoolgirl who unhesitatingly saved the future president’s life. Special attention is given to …
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TO RESEARCH RESOURCES AND CALDWELL HISTORY Compiled by Beverly W. Crifasi Shaded entries recommended for Caldwell history Book/Journal Title Author/Editor/ Compiler Date Notes Available Formats Annotated Bibliography and Index of Atlases and Maps of New Jersey. Three volumes. Grametbaur, Agnes B. 1953 An index for the holdings of many major …
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Life in Caldwell in 1837-41, The Cleveland Years How many people lived in Caldwell in 1840? 2000 b. 1436 c. 988 d. 250 e. 486 Who else lived in Caldwell? Dutch Americans b. native Americans c. black Americans d. German Americans e. Irish Americans f. Asian Americans g. Hispanic Americans f Hawaiian Americans …
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GROVER CLEVELAND GEOGRAPHY QUIZ WHERE ARE THE CLEVELAND MOUNTAINS? WHERE DID THE CLEVELAND FAMILY MOVE TO AFTER LEAVING CALDWELL? WHEN AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN STAGED A COUP AND OVERTHREW A SMALL COUNTRY THEY CONVINCED THE SEATE TO ANNEX THE COUNTRY. CLEVELAND VETOED THE ANNEXATION AND LED THE FIGHT AGAINST AMERICAN IMPERIALISM. WHAT COUNTRY WAS …
Cleveland’s Caldwell Names the towns that were part of Caldwell when Cleveland lived here, 1837-1841? Caldwell, West Caldwell, Roseland, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, Verona, Cedar Grove, and parts of West Orange and Livingston. How many people lived in New Jersey in 1830s? 320,823. New Jersey grew only slowly; in 1830 …
Coming of Age: Women in 19th C. America Under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776 women could and did vote in New Jersey elections. True or False? In 1837 education for women changed. Why? Women developed new items of clothing. What were they? Women began to control fertility. How many babies …
1. Enjoy some apple-based treats or beverages, in tribute to local Caldwell hero, Phebe Crane. In 1840, at thirteen years old, she rescued Grover Cleveland from a moving vehicle on Bloomfield Avenue. An ox-drawn wagon heavily loaded with local apples (world-famous for making delicious “Newark Cyder”) nearly ended the future president’s life when he was …
The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association is proud to announce that after many years of planning and development, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Visitor’s Center will be built this year. The contractor, Santorini Construction Inc of Neptune, N.J., has been approved and the order to proceed has been given through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of …
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The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association is proud to announce that after many years of planning and development, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Visitors Center will be built this year. The contractor, Santorini Construction, Inc., has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry – the agency that manages …
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