Canceled! BCHS Lecture Series; A Historical Perspective of the Newark Bay Complex
Thu, May 22
|River Edge
The Newark Bay Complex is part of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. It includes tidal portions of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, the Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull and the Newark Bay.
Time & Location
May 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
River Edge, 1209 Main St, River Edge, NJ 07661, USA
Guests
About the Event
Speaker had to cancel this event. No meeting. A Historical Perspective of the Newark Bay Complex, lecture by Willam Haines
May 22, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
A Historical Perspective of the Newark Bay Complex
The Newark Bay Complex (NBC) is part of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. It includes tidal portions of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, the Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull and the Newark Bay. The Complex includes five counties and more than 30 local governments with a population of more than three million. The Newark Bay boasts the third largest port in the United States. Some of the communities that touch these waters include Hackensack, Bayonne, Secaucus, Newark, Elizabeth, Lyndhurst, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, and Jersey City.
History and Growth of the Complex
The Complex has a rich and diverse history dating back to geologic times and more recently to its earliest people - the Lenni Lenape - who lived…