Chapters · Secaucus
“The Jewel of the Meadowlands.”
Built on reclaimed marshland where the Hackensack River winds through the Meadowlands, Secaucus grew from a small farming borough into Hudson County's transit and retail hub. Its name, drawn from the Lenape language, recalls the snake-like waterways that once defined the landscape.
About the town
Secaucus sits low in the New Jersey Meadowlands, its marshy geography shaping every chapter of its history. What was once wetland and farmland is now home to one of the region's busiest rail hubs and shopping districts.
Secaucus is part of New Jersey’s Gold Coast, along the Hudson.
Our history
1900
Secaucus was formed as a borough on March 12, 1900, carved from portions of North Bergen, and reincorporated as a town in 1917 following a public referendum.
Early 1900s
The community began as a flower-growing area before becoming known for pig farming. At its wartime peak Secaucus held roughly 250,000 pigs, fed on food scraps trucked in from New York City.
1950s
A 1947 ordinance barred new pig farms, and construction of the New Jersey Turnpike through the Meadowlands took over farmland, closing the chapter on Secaucus's swine-farming era.
Signature landmark
Secaucus Junction — the Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station — links NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, and Bergen/Main/Pascack Valley lines under one roof. Minutes away, the Harmon Meadow and Mill Creek district has grown into a 175-acre hub of outlet shopping, hotels, and offices.
Community & culture
Low, marshy, and laced with waterways, the Meadowlands landscape gave Secaucus its Lenape-derived name and continues to define its geography today.
From flower fields to pig farms to warehouses and retail, Secaucus has repeatedly remade its economy while staying tied to the land it was built on.
With Secaucus Junction at its center, the town serves as a daily passthrough for tens of thousands of regional commuters, shoppers, and travelers.
Hometown notables
Pig farmer turned presidential candidate
The Secaucus Chapter
The Secaucus Chapter connects the town’s businesses to the full network of the Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce — hands-on and local, with the marketing, events, and advocacy of the wider regional chamber behind you.
Chapter contact
📍 607 Anderson Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Serving Secaucus businesses. Chapter leadership — Chair, Vice Chair, Events & Outreach Coordinators — to be announced.
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