Around Haledon: Immigration and Labor
(Part of the Images of America: New Jersey Series)
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By 1908, when Haledon became independent from Manchester Township, thousands of southern and eastern European immigrants settled in the borough and its surrounding area. Immigrants found work in textile mills, machine shops, and other industries located in proximity to the city of Paterson and the Passaic River and its mighty Great Falls. Land promoters spurred home building in Haledon, a streetcar suburb. In 1913, nearly 25,000 workers went on strike,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738557099
ISBN13:9780738557090
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.69 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
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