Dumont in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Grateful Remembrance

Dumont Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008

1. Dumont Memorial

The monument contains the names of 125 Dumont citizens who served during World War I.

Inscription. In grateful remembrance
of the
Citizens of Dumont who so nobly answered their country’s call to arms to fight in the Great War for Liberty and Democracy 1917 - 1919
[A list of names follow]

Along this road Washington and his Army marched in our War for Independence.

Here during the World War more than a million American soldiers passed on their way to Camp Merritt for service overseas and on their return.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • War, World I.

Location. 40° 56.423′ N, 73° 59.641′ W. Marker is in Dumont, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Memorial is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Madison Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dumont NJ 07628, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old North Church (here, next to this marker); Derick Banta House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Merritt Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camp Merritt (approx. 0.9 miles away); South Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); African American Baptist Church Cemetery

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Slave Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Zabriskie-Christie House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dumont.

Marker at the Old North Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008

2. Marker at the Old North Church

This church was organized in 1723 as the Schraalenburgh Reformed Dutch Church.

Camp Merritt Obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 30, 2008

3. Camp Merritt Obelisk

The obelisk marks the center of Camp Merritt. It is located several blocks east of this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,999 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.