River Vale in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Baylor Massacre
Photographed by Joe Harness, May 26, 2012
1. The Baylor Massacre Marker
Here as they slept at dawn on Sept. 28, 1778 Col. Geo. Baylor and 116 Virginia Dragoons were attacked by the British under General "No Flint" Grey. Major Clough, Surgeon George Evans, with fifty other Colonial troopers were killed.
Erected by The New Jersey Commission on Historic Sites.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1840.
Location. 41° 1.023′ N, 74° 0.6′ W. Marker is in River Vale, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Rivervale Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westwood NJ 07675, 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 walking distance of this marker: Baylor Massacre Park (approx. Ό mile away); 200 Years Later (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Night of Savage Cruelty (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Baylor Massacre (approx. 0.3 miles away); The British General (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Third Continental Light Dragoons (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Price of Freedom: A Patriots Grave (approx. 0.3 miles away); Propaganda: The Mighty Pen (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in River Vale.
Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on December 13, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2012, by Joe Harness of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 30, 2012, by Joe Harness of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
