Cresskill in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Camp Merritt
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008
1. Camp Merritt Marker
Named in honor of Major-General Wesley Merritt
Continously in service of his country July 1, 1855 to June 16, 1900
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1673.
Location. 40° 56.469′ N, 73° 58.61′ W. Marker is in Cresskill, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Camp Merritt Memorial Circle, in the median. Marker is in the middle of the Camp Merritt Memorial Circle, at the intersection of Madison Ave and Knickerbocker Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cresskill NJ 07626, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Merritt Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Christie-Parsels House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Derick Banta House (approx. 0.9 miles away); African American Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Slave Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old North Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance (approx. 0.9 miles away); Schraalenburgh Road (approx. one mile away).
Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society
this page online
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008
2. Marker in Camp Merritt Memorial Circle
Between 1917-1919, during World War I, more than a million American soldiers passed through Camp Merritt on their way to Hoboken for passage to France.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008
3. Camp Merritt Monument
The marker is on the opposite side of the obelisk, which is at the center of the Camp Merritt site.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008
4. Detail of Camp Merritt Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,778 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
