1876 Fire

1876 Perth Amboy Map 

Showing area of fire. 

High St. to Malden Lane

Thanks to Craig Halbert 

for finding this article.

Woodbridge Independent 

Thursday, November 16, 1876 

Fire was Saturday, November 11, 1876 

1914 Perth Amboy Map 

Malden Lane changed to Willocks Lane.

Present day picture. 

Smith & High Streets going towards the Ferry. 

Fire was on the left side of Smith Street.

Willocks Lane is gone.

A Quaint Old City - Part 3

A Quaint Old City 

Historical Sketch of Perth Amboy

New York Times 

December 22, 1876

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Perth Amboy 1876 

Perth Amboy City Seal 

The Packer House

St. Peter's Church

 City Hall 

Solomon Andrews 

The Barracks 

To Be Continued.....

Raritan Bay Seminary

Raritan Bay Seminary 

was located on the corner of

Market and Water St.

1876 

 Article from 

"The Independent Hour"

Woodbridge, N.J. 

June 15, 1876

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  Former Congregation Shaarey Tefiloh Building was

built on the site of  The Raritan Bay Seminary. in 1976.

15 Market St.