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

Polifly Road

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010

1. Polifly Road Marker

Inscription. Polifly Road, this park’s easterly line, was the first public road on Polifly Ridge, from Rutherford to Hackensack. It was projected in 1682 by Capt. John Berry, then Highway Commissioner, and was laid out in March, 1707.

Hasbrouck Heights was part of the 11,500 acres purchased in 1669 by Capt. Berry from Gov. Carteret and the Indians of this region.

Erected 1937 by Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1707.

Location. 40° 51.151′ N, 74° 4.667′ W. Marker is in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is at the intersection of Terrace Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Terrace Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604, 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: Roll of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Honor Roll World War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Walk of Freedom (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wood-Ridge Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brinkerhoff House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Teterboro Airport

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Clinton and Gore (approx. 1.2 miles away); General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Marker in Hasbrouck Heights image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010

2. Marker in Hasbrouck Heights

The marker is mounted on a millstone.

Marker on Terrace Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010

3. Marker on Terrace Avenue

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010

4. Polifly Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,893 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.