Newark

Newark, (1) a port of entry and the capital of Essex county, New Jersey, is on the Passaic River, 9 miles by rail W. of New York. It is a handsome city, with several beautiful little parks and wide streets shaded with lines of elms. It has a city hall, court-house, public library, and nearly 150 churches, but is mainly noteworthy for its manufactures. There are altogether 400 industrial establishments in Newark, producing brass and iron work, hardware and machinery, carriages, trunks, saddlery, boots and shoes, hats, clothing, jewellery, &c. Four railways provide frequent communication with New York, which is maintained also by river-steamers; the line of docks is over a mile long. Newark was settled in 1666 by a colony from Connecticut, and received a city charter in 1836. Pop. (1850) 38,983; (1870) 105,059; (1890) 181,830.—(2) Capital of Licking county, Ohio, on the Licking River (here crossed by four iron bridges), 33 miles by rail E. by N. of Columbus. Stoves and furnaces, boilers, machinery, wagons, flour, woollens, and glass-ware are among its manufactures. Pop. (1880) 9600; (1890) 14,270.