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side, in Bayonne has traditionally been more residential while in Jersey City, it has tended to be more mixed-use, combining residences, retail, municipal services, manufacturing, and recreation, such as Lincoln Park. Projects to provide public access to the water's edge are in progress with the
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British maps showed it as Barren Neck. Bergen Neck is rarely used, occasionally replaced by the terms such as Bayonne Peninsula, Hudson Peninsula, South Hudson. It gave its name to a fort during the
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It was first named Oyster Island by the Dutch, who at first thought it was an island, and for a brief period after the British takeover of
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still function in that capacity. Other brownfields have been redeveloped for residential, commercial, and recreational use, such as
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from its creation in 1683 until Hudson County was created in 1840, and was part of
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During the 20th century the east side of the peninsula was home to
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List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey
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Timeline for the Founding and History of the City of Bayonne
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Peninsula in northeastern New Jersey, United States
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Upper New York Bay

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Upper New York Bay
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