Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

===19th century===
In the mid-19th century, [[James G. King]] built his estate Highwood on the bluff that now bears his name and entertained many political and artistic figures of the era, including [[Daniel Webster]].<ref>Allocca, Sean. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/1911410/article-Happy-Birthday--Weehawken---Town-unveils-new-book--year-long-150th-celebration- "Happy Birthday, Weehawken! Town unveils new book, year-long 150th celebration"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', February 8, 2009. Accessed January 14, 2012. "According to the book, Weehawken first gained momentum when James Gore King, a banking tycoon from New York City, moved his family to Weehawken in 1832. Naming his estate Highwood, these 50 acres served as the model for what Weehawken represented: exquisiteness, quiet communities, and astonishing scenery."</ref>

With the ferry, the [[Hackensack Plank Road]] (a toll road that was a main artery from Weehawken to [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]), and later, the [[West Shore Railroad]], built during the early 1870s, the waterfront became a transportation hub. The wealthy built homes along the top of the [[New Jersey Palisades]], where they might flee from the sweltering heat of New York and breathe the fresh air of the heights. Weehawken became the playground of the rich during the middle to late 19th century. A series of wagon lifts, stairs and even a passenger [[elevator]] designed by the same engineer as those at the [[Eiffel Tower]] (which at the time was the world's largest)<ref name="Arthur G. Adams 1996">{{Cite book| author = Arthur G. Adams| publisher = [[Fordham University Press]]| isbn = 978-0-8232-1676-5| title = The Hudson Through the Years| year = 1996| url = https://archive.org/details/hudsonthroughyea00adam}}</ref> were put in place to accommodate the tourists and summer dwellers. The [[Eldorado Amusement Park]], a [[pleasure garden]] which opened in 1891, drew massive crowds.<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/07/17/106889690.pdf "A Substantial El Dorado; Weehawken's Counterpart Of The City Of Gold. It Can Be Readily Reached By Various And Some Novel Conveyances – Many Means Of Entertainment – A Grand Spectacle – What There Is To See"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 17, 1892. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref>