Central Station

Central Station is a New Jersey historical marker in Union County, dedicated 1964.

Corner of first and Locust Sts it is now the office of the Bachman- Vechte Coal Co · location approximate

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In 1883, Thomas A. Edison opened here the first "Village Central Station," bringing electric light to streets and homes.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1873 · Map of the country thirty three miles around the city of New York / drawn by G.W. Colton… (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
1873 · Atlas of New Jersey, Counties of Middlesex and Monmouth. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1881 · Guide Map To Summer Resorts Around New York (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1887 · City Of New York (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1898 · Staten Island, New Jersey (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

City Of New York, 1887, covering the location of Central Station, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — City Of New York, 1887, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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