Holland Tunnel (Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel)
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Forgie, James
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content: James Forgie Papers
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content: James Forgie Papers / Series 2: Projects
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1903-1935
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0986, Subseries 2.34
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River between Manhattan in New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey opened in 1927 as the first of two vehicular tunnels under the Hudson River. The Lincoln Tunnel opened in 1937. Originally known as the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel or the Canal Street Tunnel, it was renamed the Holland Tunnel in memory of Clifford Milburn Holland, the chief engineer.