Posted on 10 August 2012. Tags: Amboy Guardian, Perth Amoby
Hi, my name is Tammy Gunnell. I read your article in the P.A. Guardian. I vote YES on The America On Wheels rebuilding idea! My fiancé, Daniel Velez (raised in Perth Amboy) showed me the story and I voted YES right away! Currently my friends and I currently skate in South Amboy, but seek a […]
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Posted on 29 June 2012. Tags: historical, Perth Amoby
1. The first African-American to vote under the 15th Amendment was Perth Amboy resident Thomas Mundy Peterson who cast his historic vote on March 31, 1870 in a local election on whether or not to revise or give up the city charter. 2. Aaron Burr supposedly came to Perth Amboy after his duel with Alexander […]
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