West Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Washington’s Lookout
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2009
1. Washington’s Lookout Marker
This area used by Washington as a lookout while quartered at the Dey Mansion. October 1780 Major Parr’s Rifle Corps camped in ravine.
Erected 2008 by National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Claverack Chapter, Clifton, NJ.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1780.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 53.276′ N, 74° 11.207′ W. Marker was in West Paterson, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It could be reached from Rifle Camp Road south of Overmount Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker stood in Rifle Camp Park in West Paterson. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 387 Rifle Camp Rd, Little Falls NJ 07424, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in North America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Washington’s Lookout (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Great Notch (approx. one mile away); Lambert Tower (approx. 1.1 miles away); Watchung Ridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hillery Street Bridge over the Passaic River (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory Of Robert Dix Benson (approx. 1.4 miles away); Garret Mountain Reservation (approx. 1.4 miles away).
More about this marker. Passaic County recently installed six new historic markers. One of these new markers was placed here, replacing this marker.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2009
2. Marker in Rifle Camp Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2009
3. Washington’s Lookout Marker
During the 1780 encampment, this area served as a lookout point and a signal station. A signal cannon located here was part of Lord Sterling's beacon-alarm system.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2009
4. Dey Mansion
In July of 1780, George Washington made his headquarters in the home of Colonel Theunis Dey of the Bergen County Militia. It is located about 3 miles west of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,382 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on October 28, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
