Wayne in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Washington Headquarters
Preakness
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 15, 2011
1. Washington Headquarters Marker
Erected 2010 by Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1870.
Location. 40° 54.907′ N, 74° 13.981′ W. Marker is in Wayne, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It is on Totowa Road (County Route 644), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wayne NJ 07470, 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: Colonel Theunis Dey (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Dey Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne Township (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kipp Nellis Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam Era Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Samuel Van Saun House
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Other markers no longer nearby. Headquarters of General George Washington (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Dey Mansion (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Washington Headquarters (was within shouting distance of this marker).
More about this marker. This marker was originally erected at this location 40° 54.907′ N, 74° 13.981′ in front of the mansion facing the road just inside the fence as shown in the photograph. It has been moved to the visitor's center on the mansion's grounds.
Also see . . .
1. Dey Mansion. The Revolutionary War in North Jersey. (Submitted on January 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Dey Mansion. (Submitted on January 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Additional commentary.
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The marker was moved by Passaic County away from Totowa Road and closer to the mansion
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 15, 2011
2. Marker at Dey Mansion
The house which served as Washington's headquarters in 1780 can be seen beyond the marker.
— Submitted June 10, 2019, by Michael La Place of Westfield, New Jersey.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 15, 2011
3. Marker in Wayne
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 15, 2011
4. Dey Mansion, Washington Headquarters
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 13, 2014
5. Colontial Troops at Marker
Internet Archive
6. Dey House
Washington's Headquarters
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Washington's Headquarters
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From The Magazine of American History, Vol. III, No. 8, August 1879.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 18, 2018
7. Washington at his Headquarters
Gen. George Washington gives orders to one of his officers at the Dey Mansion (seen in the background).
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,076 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on May 31, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on October 28, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on April 10, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
