Meta Description: Jersey City has a long and rich history when it comes to sports, home to some of the most iconic boxing matches in history. On July 2nd, 1921, Jersey City hosted a match between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier that

The first African American mayor of Jersey City, Glenn D. Cunningham brought hope and change to the city he called home. Another part of Jersey City History.

Jersey City Black History Month: Robert Wilkinson Castle Jr., a key figure of the civil rights movement. During his time at Jersey City’s St. Johns Episcopal Church, Father Castle started a chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality, marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Mississippi, and walked the streets of Bergen Lafayette to calm tensions after riots threatened.

Far more than what meets the eye, Bergen Arches reminds us just how powerful the natural world is. Once the railroad tracks and tunnels of Jersey CIty’s Railroad history, since long abandoned is now known as one of the most bio-diverse ecosystems around. Hiding within Jersey City, this accidental conservation is a true gift to Jersey City.