The small town of Harrison is situated in Hudson County in Nj-New Jersey in the USA. With a geographical area of 1.3 square miles, the town has got the total population of 14, 424 and it is regarded as a suburb of the neighboring town of Newark. The 3,636 families that live in the town have a fair combination of whites, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics together with Pacific Islanders. A number of residents of this area are able to trace their ancestry to the Chinese which makes it the 5th largest place in New Jersey with Chinese ancestry.
In the colonial times this town was passed on as being a charter to Captain William Standford who hailed from Barbados. Consequently this region was called the New Barbados Neck. In the 1840s with a petition that was passed by the State of New Jersey, Hudson County was formed and the town of Harrison was formally established. It is presumed and accepted that this town got its name from the elected president of that year, President William Henry Harrison.
Harrison Thrived as being a trade centre in the late 1800s due to its proximity to the rail lines and also for its waterfront. A number of industries that were established in this region were Otis Elevator, Worthington Pump and Machinery, Edison Lamp Works, Crucible Steel Company, the Peter Hauck Brewery, the RCA Company, Driver-Harris Company, Hartz Mountain, Hyatt Roller Bearing and Nopco Chemical.
One of the leading professional sports team which makes news in Harrison is the Red Bull New York. They are a soccer club that has been a participant in the Major Soccer League. They along with the Anschutz entertainment Group inaugurated the Red Bull arena in 2006. Prior to the Red Bull Arena has been completed, Red Bull New York, shall still play all their home matches in the n the Meadowlands Sports Complexs Giants Stadium in New Jersey. This team in headquartered in Secaucus in New Jersey and was originally called the New York/New Jersey Metro Stars. Then they went by the name of Metro Stars from the 1998 towards the 2006 season. With the teams sale to Red Bull, their team name was consequently changed again to Red Bull New York in 2006.
The Red Bull sports arena being built is landmark to the change and redevelopment process that has been initiated in Harrison. This sports arena made news in this area for its unique structure and housing capacity. This arena is said to have a European style roof and will be in a position to seat 25,000 sports fans.
Other than soccer, a few of the other sports that shall be played in this arena are international rugby, professional lacrosse in addition to football. This arena will also be host to a number of college sports hosting large championship matches in this region. The Red Bull Arena is predicted to get complete and operational in time for the Major League Soccer Championships in March 2010.