Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of the Court-House & Jail
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
1. Site of the Court-House & Jail Marker
Burned by the enemy 1780
Erected 1922 by Bergen County Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Law Enforcement • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 40° 52.754′ N, 74° 2.623′ W. Memorial is in Hackensack, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Court Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on the Green across from the present Court House. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hackensack NJ 07601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Hackensack Soldier and Sailor Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hackensack War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Green (a few steps from this marker); Brigadier General Enoch Poor (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Enoch Poor (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Green (within shouting distance of this marker); First House in Hackensack (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hackensack.
Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society
this page online
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
2. Marker on the Green
The marker is on the Green in Hackensack, among a number of other monuments.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
3. The Hackensack Green
Another view of the Green in Hackensack.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,699 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
