Mahwah in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hopper Gristmill Site
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 29, 2009
1. Hopper Gristmill Site Marker
Inscription.
Hopper Gristmill Site. . Built as a gristmill about 1760 by Lambartus Laroe and sold to Thomas Boggs in 1764, it had a pair of millstones. Boggs also ran a tavern in his nearby home. Owned by David Baldwin during the Revolution, the mill ground grain for American troops. Purchased after the war by Garret W. Hopper who added a sawmill. In 1832 he willed it to son William G. Hopper, a N.J. State Legislator. It operated as a mill until it burned in the late 1870’s.
Built as a gristmill about 1760 by Lambartus Laroe and sold to Thomas Boggs in 1764, it had a pair of millstones. Boggs also ran a tavern in his nearby home. Owned by David Baldwin during the Revolution, the mill ground grain for American troops. Purchased after the war by Garret W. Hopper who added a sawmill. In 1832 he willed it to son William G. Hopper, a N.J. State Legislator. It operated as a mill until it burned in the late 1870’s.
Erected by Mahwah Historical Society / Mahwah Historical Sites Committee.
Location. 41° 6.001′ N, 74° 9.514′ W. Marker is in Mahwah, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is on Ramapo Valley Road (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 156 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah NJ 07430, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The site of the gristmill is located along the route taken by Washington and Rochambeau during their march to Yorktown in 1781. The route is marked by signs such as this one. The Hopper Gristmill Site marker can be seen in the background of the photo.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 29, 2009
4. Washington & Rochambeau Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,073 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.