Editing Hudson County, New Jersey (section)

===World Wars and New Deal===
[[Image:Bayonne bridge sunset.jpg|thumb|[[Bayonne Bridge]] at sunset]]
[[Image:HollandTunnelNYNJboarder.JPG|thumb|New Jersey-New York border in the newly constructed [[Holland Tunnel]] in 1927]]
[[Image:Roosevelt Stadium 113175pu.jpg|thumb|[[Roosevelt Stadium]] entrance circa 1940]]

Upon entry into [[World War I]], the U.S. government took over control of the [[Hamburg-American Line]] piers in Hoboken under [[eminent domain]], and Hudson became the major point of embarkation for more than three million soldiers, known as "[[doughboy]]s". In 1916, an act of sabotage literally and figuratively shook the region when [[German Empire|German]] agents set off bombs at the munitions depot in New York Bay at [[Black Tom explosion|Black Tom]]. The forerunner of [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] was established on April 30, 1921. Huge transportation projects opened between the wars: The [[Holland Tunnel]] in 1927, The [[Bayonne Bridge]] in 1931, and The [[Lincoln Tunnel]] in 1937, allowing vehicular travel between New Jersey and New York City to bypass the waterfront. Hackensack River crossings, notably the [[Pulaski Skyway]], were also built. What was to become [[New Jersey City University]] opened. Major [[Works Progress Administration]] projects included the construction of stadiums in Jersey City and Union City. Both were named for President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], who attended the opening of the largest project of them all, The [[Jersey City Medical Center]], a massive complex built in the [[Art Deco]] Style. During this era, the "Hudson County Democratic Machine", known for its cronyism and corruption, with Jersey City mayor [[Frank Hague]] at its head was at its most powerful. Industries in Hudson were crucial to the war effort during WWII, including the manufacture [[PT boats]] by [[Electric Launch Company|Elco]] in Bayonne. [[Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne]] (MOTBY) was opened in 1942 as a U.S. military base and remained in operation until 1999.