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

Passaic Street

 
 
Passaic Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 3, 2010
1. Passaic Street Marker
Inscription.
Originally known as
Paramus Road, one
of the first Colonial
roads in Bergen County,
frequently used by
Continental and British
armies in the
Revolutionary War.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 54.156′ N, 74° 3.687′ W. Marker is in Maywood, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is at the intersection of E Passaic Street and Maywood Avenue, on the right when traveling west on E Passaic Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maywood NJ 07607, 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: Maywood Station (approx. half a mile away); Maywood, N.J. (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Maywood, N.J. (approx. one mile away); Former Pastors of Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church Founders, Deacons and Men who Served in the World War (approx. 1.1 miles away); New Hope Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Memory of the Defenders of the Union (approx. 1½ miles away); Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maywood.
 
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Maywood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 3, 2010
2. Maywood Marker
Passaic Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 3, 2010
3. Passaic Street Marker
Marker on Passaic Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 3, 2010
4. Marker on Passaic Street
This photo looks east on Passaic Street.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,024 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 16, 2026