North Bergen, New Jersey
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North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 63,361, an increase of 2,588 from
Eastward from Hackensack River in the Meadowlands to Hudson River
James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park and the Stonehenge
Woodcliff Treatment Plant at the foot of the Palisades. In the distance, off to the right, is the Stonehenge Building rising from the Palisades.
On the western slope overlooking the Meadowlands
James J. Braddock
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James Walter Braddock was an American boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937.
North Bergen, New Jersey
…until at least 1980. North Hudson Park was renamed the James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park. In 1935, while living in North Bergen, local hero James J. Braddock won the world heavyweight championship in one of the most stunning upsets in boxing history. In contrast to other Hudson County communities during the…
Braddock in 1935
Braddock (left) and Joe Gould (center), training as officers at the Atlantic Coast Transportation Corps Officers Training School in Fort Slocum, New York
James J. Braddock North Hudson Park in North Bergen, New Jersey