Alpine in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Alpine Community Church

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, August 4, 2022

1. Alpine Community Church Marker

Inscription. Made of local blue stone, dedicated on August 17, 1871. Resting at the summit of the Palisades on the historic Closter Dock Road and Old Dock Road. Designed by renowned Architect J. Cleveland Cady.

Fisherman, quarrymen, laborers and local business people contributed to its construction. For generations it has been a focal point of Alpine.

Erected by The Borough of Alpine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is August 17, 1871.

Location. 40° 56.909′ N, 73° 55.532′ W. Map coordinates may not be accurate

Marker is in Alpine, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is at the intersection of Old Dock Road and Old Dock Road on Old Dock Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Closter Dock Rd, Alpine NJ 07620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Closter Dock Road (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Alpine Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cornwallis Headquarters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Untangling Folklore from Fact (approx. 0.4 miles away); Along the Palisades Riverfront (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); Rionda’s Tower (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1776: British Invasion of New Jersey (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lower Closter or New Dock (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alpine.

More about this marker. There is parking in the church parking lot.

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, August 4, 2022

2. Alpine Community Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2022, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2022, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.