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List of eponymous streets in Hudson County
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This is a list of eponymous streets and squares in Hudson County, New Jersey by municipality. Bayonne Jersey City * Many streets are named for families who were early settlers, many of them New Netherlanders. Among them:Van Vorst Street, Tuers Street (Jane Tuers), Tonelle Avenue (John Tonelle), Sip Avenue (Peter Sip), Van Reypan, Newkirk, Suydam Street, Van Nostrand * Many streets are named after American Revolution generals. Examples; Washington Street, Mercer Street, Greene Street, Montgomery Street, Wayne Street, Warren Street, Lafayette Street, Steuben Street and Gates Avenue. * Some names are shared with New Jersey counties: aforementioned Mercer as well as Warren, Essex, Sussex, Monmouth, Ocean, Hudson, * Two boulevards are Marin Boulevard (named for Luis Muñoz Marín, the first elected Governor of Puerto Rico), which crosses the Hoboken city line, and JF Kennedy Boulevard, which traverses the county. * Most drives are named after people in local and world history: Martin Luther King Drive, Christopher Columbus Drive, and Audrey Zapp Drive. * In Greenville some small residential streets called parkways and feature a center island, such as Stegman Parkway, and Wegman Parkway. * There are several "roads" which mention their destination: Old Bergen Road , Caven Point Road, Secaucus Road and Paterson Plank Road. Newark Avenue was originally Newark Plank Road, while Garfield Avenue and Grand Street were part of Bergen Point Plank Road. * The names of many residential streets in Jersey City change along their route. One notable continuity change is Grove Street. It is named Grove Street between the Hoboken border and Boyle Plaza, Manila Avenue between 12th Street and 1st Street, then Grove Street again between 1st Street and Grand Street. *Several streets are named for Jersey city mayors. Hoboken *Sinatra Frank Sinatra *Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrsion, Jackson for US presidents *Marshal *Clinton Street likely honors 19th century politician DeWitt Clinton. Union City *Brown Street, for the family whose 19th estate Clifton ran from the Hudson River inland *Cantello Street *Celia Cruz Plaza, for Celia Cruz *Jeannette Street, for Joe Jeanette, prominent boxer *Kerrigan Avenue, for the family which once farmed the land *Peter Street, formerly Weehawken Street, family named of Peters Brewery, the building of whihc still stands West New York More than half of US Presidents have streets bearing their name in the town. Guttenberg Secaucus Kearny Harrison East Newark North Bergen Bulls Ferry Road, for Bulls Ferry at its foot Weehawken *Bonn Place, for John H. Bonn, of the North Hudson County Railway *Burr Place for Aaron Burr *Carrol Place *Cooper Place *Denning and Duer Place, for Denning Duer, who built the estate Hauxhurst *Edgar Street *Grauert Place, former mayor whose wife took over job after he died in office *Gregory Avenue, possibly for Dudley S. Gregory *King Avenue for James G. King, whose estate on King's Bluff was called Highwood *Hamilton Avenue for Alexander Hamilton, mortally wounded in Burr-Hamilton duel in 1804 *Louisa Place, longtime resident, daughter of Mr Cooper *Lincoln Place *Nesbit Street *Shippen Street *Pershing Road for John J. Pershing *Potter Place, family name *Zerman Place See Also
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