Did you know there was once a train station on Chestnut st. Newark ?

It was more or less where McDonalds is today, on rt21

President Lincoln was in Newark twice, the first time on his way to Washington after he became president, traveling in this carriage pushed by white horses through Broad Street onto Chestnut Street, Newark to catch the train.

The second time was after his death on the way home. His body had to be moved off the train and traveled by carriage to Jersey City to catch another train that would take him home....

Article taken from Jerseyintime