13 Facts About Weehawken

Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

Name Weehawken is generally considered to have evolved from the Algonquian language Lenape spoken by the Hackensack and Tappan.

In 1661, Weehawken became part of Bergen when it came under the jurisdiction of the court at Bergen Square.

Weehawken became the playground of the rich during the middle to late 19th century.

Weehawken is one of the towns that comprise North Hudson, sometimes called NoHu in the artistic community.

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Geographically, Weehawken has distinct neighborhoods: Downtown, the Heights, Uptown, and the Waterfront, which since the 1990s has been developed for transportation, commercial, recreational and residential uses.

Shortly after World War I, a significant contingent of Syrian immigrants from Homs moved into Weehawken to take advantage of the burgeoning textile industry.

Weehawken is a mostly residential community, but has a business district at Lincoln Harbor between the Lincoln Tunnel and Weehawken Cove.

Weehawken operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of municipal government.

Weehawken is located in the 8th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district.

Weehawken is served by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue .

Weehawken is located within the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery.

In visual art, Weehawken is the subject of the American painter Edward Hopper's East Wind Over Weehawken.