Items

• USS Weehawken (1863-1863)

  This US Navy page has the complete, short history of the Union monitor USS Weehawken. The ship was launched in January 1863, saw combat that year and was lost in a storm in December of 1863, taking 30 officers and men to the briny deep. The page also includes links to nice engravings of the ship. Thanks to Bernie Zempolich for finding this gem and bringing it to the Time Machine!
• The USS Weehawken

  The history of the USS Weehawken, a minelayer that served in World War II (the Big One).
• The Monitor Weehawken

  A brief history of the Civil War battleship Weehawken.
• USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943

  Black and white photo of the USS Weehawken (CM-12), originally the SS Estrada Polma, a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on 18 July 1942; converted to a minelayer by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Hoboken, New Jersey; designated CM-12; and commissioned on 30 September 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Ralph E. Mills, USNR, in command."
• Erie Builds New Type Pier at Weehawken, NJ

  Article from the March 31, 1923 issue of Railway News about the new pier built on the Weehawken waterfront using pre-cast concrete, extra large timbers, and sheet zinc to create an "interesting fireproof structure."
• Coin - Isle of Man - 1990 - Ferry Weehawken

  This 50 pence piece issued for Christmas, 1990 by the Isle of Man, depicts the ferry 'Weehawken.'
• SS Alexander Hamilton Nuclear Sub Launching Cover

  Postal cover from the launching of the nuclear submarine SS Alexander Hamilton on August 18, 1962 from Groton, CT.
• Engineering News - New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal

  From the November 21, 1891 issue of Engineering News... Article entitled "The New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal for the West Shore R.R. at the foot of Franklin Street, New York"
• Ship Board Postal Cover - USS Weehawken

  Commemorative cover sent from the US Navy ship USS Weehawken (a harbor tug, since decommissioned) in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 23, 1987.
• Stamped Envelopes from the Nuclear Submarine Alexander Hamilton

  These envelopes bear the commemorative cachet of the nuclear missile submarine SSBN-617, otherwise known as the USS Alexander Hamilton. They are postmarked 1973, and 1965.
• 1993 Gibraltar 1 Crown Coin - USS Weehawken

  1993 coin from the island of Gibraltar. This is one of a series of coins honoring warships of World War II and depicts the USS Weehawken, a car ferry.
• Weehawken - Tidewater Terminals of the Erie Lackawanna

  These pages from Tidewater Terminals of the Erie Lackawanna Railway (by William H Sheppard - 1976) describe and map the Erie's railroad tracks here in Weehawken.  
• Erie Magazine December 1953 - Mechanical Talent Wins

  Article from Erie magazine issue of December, 1953 entitled Mechanical Talent Wins and with a subtitle of Erie employees at Weehawken docks substitute skill with materials handling equipment for muscle to move mountains of freight. This 5 page article starts on page 10 of the magazine and includes a number of pictures of the Weehawken docks and the freight equipment used there.  
• West Shore, R.R. Yards, and Ferry, Weehawken, N.J.

  Colored photo postcard view from the Palisades down to the railroad yards, ferry house and river. Note Clifton Road (later Pershing) in the foreground. Postmarked from Weehawken. Valentine and Sons Publishing Co. Ltd of New York, printed in Great Britain. Numbered 20722 on the front.
• Weehawken Piers During World War II

  Allied ships take on war supplies in Weehawken at the Ontario and Western Railroad piers during World War II. From Marine Line Equipment - January-September 1992 published by the Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society.
• Aerial View of Weehawken Waterfront - 1930s

  A photo of the Ontario and Western railroad coal piers in Weehawken in te 1930s. From Marine Line Equipment - January-September 1992 published by the Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society.
• 1930s View of O&W Piers

  1930s view of the coal piers of the Ontario and Western Railway terminal with the New York City skyline beyond. From Marine Line Equipment - January-September 1992, published by the Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society.
• Matchbook - Union Dry Dock

  Advertising matchbook for the Union Dry Dock & Repair Co., located on the Weehawken waterfront, adjacent to Pershing Road. The company was incorporated in 1908 and later moved to Hoboken's waterfront.  
• Submarine Inventor Simon Lake in Weehawken

  Black and white photograph (1937) of Simon Lake, submarine inventor against the background of the Palisades in Weehawken.
• The Weehawken's Fearful Accident

  An article by Dana M. Wegner on the sinking of the Civil War ironclad ship Weehawken - from Civil War Times Illustrated - December 1972.
• Engraving - The Civil War Monitor Weehawken

  Newspaper engraving of The Monitor Weehawken capturing the Confederate iron clad ram Atlanta, Warsaw Sound, GA, June 17, 1863.
• Photograph - Submarine Under Construction in Weehawken

  I am still researching this one, but I have been told that this is a newspaper photo of the building (in Weehawken) of a submarine for treasure hunting in 1937. I will be researching this - any info would be appreciated.
• Phonecard - Gibraltar - USS Weehawken

  This phonecard from the isle of Gibraltar honors the USS Weehawken, a World War II mine layer.
• West Shore Depot and Water Front, Weehawken NJ

  Hand colored photo postcard view of the waterfront and rail yards from atop the Palisades. Update - 7-3-2004: Willie Demontreux points out that the photo on this postcard seems to have been printed backwards. You need to flip it horizontally for it to make sense. Here is a flipped version showing the correct perspective. Postmarked in 1925 from North Bergen.
• Weehawken NJ Showing West Shore RR

  Hand colored photo postcard view of the railroad yards, ferry and the Pier 7 Grain Elevator from the Palisades. Postmarked July 5, 1913 from Weehawken