Schuetzen Park (New Jersey)

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Coordinates: 40°46′37″N 74°02′09″W / 40.776830°N 74.03592°W / 40.776830; -74.03592
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Schuetzen Park
Fritz Reuter Altenheim and Schuetzen Park
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LocationNorth Bergen, New Jersey 40°46′37″N 74°02′09″W / 40.776830°N 74.03592°W / 40.776830; -74.03592
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)[1]
Created1874

Schuetzen Park is a privately owned park in

Bergen Turnpike just north of the Marginal Highway. Its southern and western perimeters are shared with the Fritz Reuter Altenheim, a retirement community named for the German author, Fritz Reuter,[2] and Columbia Park, a large shopping center.[3] The German-American Volksfest has taken place there annually since its construction.[4][5][6]

History

From an 1873 map of North Bergen, using the English translation of Schützenverein, or marksman's club, showing original extent of grounds. The park today is located at triangle, lower right.

In 1864, nearby

Hudson Palisades was chosen so that bullets could be directed into the side of the hill. Target practice continued at the park until 1935.[1] Over the years much of the property was sold off, a large portion of which was acquired by the government to build Route 495 leading to the Lincoln Tunnel.[9]

In a 1911 ad in which it is called Schützen Park, proprietor Fred Hager claimed it as the "largest park of its kind in New Jersey", offering 600 x 200 feet

Hoboken FC 1912
.

Today the park is used for banquets, weddings, receptions,

Machpelah Cemetery and Weehawken Cemetery - constitute a string of green open spaces in North Hudson County.[18] The German-American Volksfest has taken place there annually since 1874.[4] Fears were expressed that the 2015 Volkfest may be the last, owing to the amount of club members who have moved away.[9]

Gallery

  • 1907 postcard of the Festival Hall
    1907 postcard of the Festival Hall
  • Fritz Reuter Altenheim, a retirement home since 1897
    Fritz Reuter Altenheim, a retirement home since 1897
  • USGS Map from 1900 shows Schuetzen Park as a prominent landmark
    USGS Map from 1900 shows Schuetzen Park as a prominent landmark
  • Schuetzen Park, as seen from Kennedy Boulevard
    Schuetzen Park, as seen from Kennedy Boulevard

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Keller, Susan Jo. "At Schuetzen Park, a Bit of Germany and a Tradition of Charity" Archived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. October 6, 1996
  2. ^ Fritz Reuter Altenheim Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine's official site, accessed December 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Google Maps". Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Schuetzen Park in North Bergen Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Germany in NYC, accessed November 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "End of the Volksfest [scan] Wikisource has information on "End of the Volksfest"". The New York Times. September 1, 1895.
  6. ^ a b "The Fritz Reuter Home [scan] Wikisource has information on "The Fritz Reuter Home"". The New York Times. September 1, 1895.
  7. ^ Feldra, Robert (1917). History of Hudson County Genealogies of Prominent Families. Michel and Rank.
  8. ^ "The National Schützenfest". Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. August 3, 1872. p. 333.
  9. ^ a b c d Schwartz, Art (August 30, 2015). "Farewell to a century-old tradition?: 141st annual German festival at Schuetzen Park may be the last" Archived September 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. The Hudson Reporter.
  10. ^ 50th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of West Hoboken, N.J.. Datz Co. 1911. p. 50
  11. OCLC 1762712. Archived
    from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  12. Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    . July 15, 1900.
  13. ^ "Armbruster's Schuetzen Park". Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  14. ^ Villanova, Patrick. "Boxing's back in North Bergen, and the crowd loves it" Archived October 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, NJ.com/The Jersey Journal, August 2, 2008
  15. Hudson Dispatch Weekly
    , December 2, 2010, page 3
  16. ^ North Bergen Crematory Archived February 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. NJ.com. accessed May 10, 2010
  17. ^ "Grove Church Cemetery: Hudson County, New Jersey" Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Interment.net. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  18. ISBN 978-0-88097-763-0
    .

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