Great Notch in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Great Notch
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 3, 2008
1. Great Notch Marker
Erected 1964 by State of New Jersey.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 6, 1780.
Location. 40° 52.635′ N, 74° 12.014′ W. Marker is in Great Notch, New Jersey, in Passaic County. Marker is at the intersection of Rifle Camp Road and Old Rifle Camp Road, on the right when traveling north on Rifle Camp Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Little Falls NJ 07424, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Woods Road (approx. 0.8 miles away); Washington’s Lookout (approx. one mile away); Little Falls Veterans Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Morris Canal (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hillery Street Bridge over the Passaic River (approx. 1.8 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); American Encampment (approx. 2 miles away).
More about this marker. Passaic County recently installed six new historic markers, including one nearby in Rifle Camp Park.
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 3, 2008
2. Marker on Rifle Camp Road
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 3, 2008
3. Rifle Unit Marker
The hill where the lookout was placed was also the location of a fire beacon and signal cannon. These beacons, which stretched throughout the Watchung Mountains into the New Jersey Highlands, were part of Lord Stirling's beacon-alarm system.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,530 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on January 31, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
