Variant spellings of the term include: Aharsimus,[7] Ahasimus,[8][9] Hasymes,[10] Haassemus, Hahassemes, Hasimus, Horseemes, Hasseme,[11] Horsimus.

[13] In 1629, the Dutchman Michael Reyniersz Pauw obtained a patent for all the land in what would become Hudson County, naming it Pavonia.

Unable to fulfill a patroon charter provision that he set up a plantation with fifty permanent settlers, the Dutch West India Company sold a part to his superintendent, who had built a homestead in 1634 and was the first of many Van Vorsts to play important roles in the development of the city.

[14] Conflict with Native Americans compromised the settlement 1643, which continued to grow after the 1645 treaty ending Kieft's War.

[20] By 1870 much of the estuary flood zone was land-filled for the development of railyards, extending a quarter mile from Henderson Street.

Urban renewal projects brought slum clearance of tenements along Grove Street as well as the removal of the PRR elevated rail right of way.

A section of Grove Street was renamed Manila Avenue in recognition of the city's resident Overseas Filipinos.

[29] Development plans did not include extending the 19th century urban grid to the waterfront, but the construction of large parking decks at the former and strip mall at the latter.

The first segment of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail opened in 2002, including the Harsimus Cove Station nearby the landmark Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse.

Grove Pointe, a residential complex at 100 and 102 Christopher Columbus Drive, the "30-story tiered brick-and-stone structure with abundant glass" was designed by DeWitt Tishman Architects[30] and built by Kushner Real Estate Group.