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

Atkins Glen

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 18, 2010

1. Atkins Glen Marker

Inscription. The Glen is a deep ravine cut through sandstone rock by Bear Brook. Glen Road to the south follows an old Indian path up the hill called “Spook Bergh” (Ghost Hill) by the early Dutch. Tradition says that a cave in the sandstone rock, now almost filled, was used as an Indian hiding place and later by outlaws. For many years, former owners James Leach and, later, Daniel H. Atkins, preserved the Glen in its natural state against threatened development. The Park was given to the Boroughs of Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake in 1956 as a memorial to Daniel H. and Virginia L. Atkins.

Erected by Bergen County Historical Society. (Marker Number 40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Bergen County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.

Location. 41° 1.98′ N, 74° 3.11′ W. Marker is in Park Ridge, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Fremont Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on Fremont Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Park Ridge NJ 07656, 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

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walking distance of this marker: Pascack Reformed Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wortendyke Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wortendyke Dutch Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Dutch of Bergen County (approx. half a mile away); Between Two Brooks – The Wortendyke Barn (approx. half a mile away); The Wortendykes (approx. half a mile away); Peter P. Post House (approx. half a mile away); Pascack Historical Society Museum (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Park Ridge.

Also see . . .
1. Bergen County Historical Society. (Submitted on April 18, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Bearbrook Atkins Glen Park. (Submitted on September 10, 2018, by Chip Renner of Rochelle Park, N.j..)

Park Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 18, 2010

2. Park Ridge Marker

Marker on Fremont Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 18, 2010

3. Marker on Fremont Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 4,169 times since then and 188 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.