New Jersey Timeline By Sutuga8 Oct 9, 1524 Sailing for France, Giovanni daVerrazano possibly explored New Jersey’s shores Oct 9, 1609 Henry Hudson on Half Moon sailed up river that will bear his name Oct 9, 1621 Dutch West India Company chartered. Oct 9, 1647 Peter Stuyvesant became Director General of New Netherland Oct 9, 1655 Dutch under Peter Stuyvesant forced Swedes to give up forts in South Jersey Oct 9, 1664 Duke of York gave landto his freinds, George Carteret and Lord John Berkley Oct 9, 1668 First Assembly meeting held in Elizabethtown Oct 9, 1672 Third New Jersey Regiment, known as the "Jersey Blues," started at Piscataway Oct 9, 1674 Edward Byllynge and John Fenwick, Quakers, bought West Jersey from Lord Berkeley Oct 9, 1680 George Carteret died Period: Oct 9, 1726 to Oct 9, 1738 2,581 to over 4 thousand slaves Oct 9, 1746 The College of New Jersey ( now Princeton University) was chartered Oct 9, 1777 New Jersey state seal is approved at the Indian King Tavern in Haddonfield Oct 9, 1787 John Fitch demonstrated the first steamboat on the Delaware River; he received patent in 1791 Oct 9, 1789 New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights Oct 9, 1804 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery Oct 9, 1827 Joseph Dixon Crucible Company founded in Jersey City Oct 9, 1831 The Morris Canal is opened Oct 9, 1834 The Delaware and Raritan Canal completed Oct 9, 1837 The first locomotive in state built in Paterson Oct 9, 1840 Cranberries first cultivated in the state Oct 9, 1844 Second Constitution of New Jersey adopted; it provided suffrage only to white males Oct 9, 1848 First state hospital opened at Trenton due to efforts of Dorothea Dix Oct 9, 1855 The first normal school in New Jersey founded at Trenton Oct 9, 1866 The second normal school in New Jersey founded at Trenton
