books.google.ca - Incorporated as a city in 1855, Hoboken's history as a ferry terminus dates back to the eighteenth century, with the first horse-powered ferries to lower Manhattan. The city's history is entwined with that of Col. John Stevens and his family. He was the inventor of the t-rail and a pioneer in steam-generated...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Hoboken.html?id=t6RD_6qV1NwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHoboken
