Upper Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette Headquarters

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 3, 2008

1. Lafayette Headquarters Marker

Inscription. This stone was the doorstep of the house occupied by Lafayette as headquarters.

Erected 1938 by Eagle Rock Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 40° 50.315′ N, 74° 12.446′ W. Marker is in Montclair, New Jersey, in Essex County. It is in Upper Montclair. It is on Valley Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 551 Valley Road, Montclair NJ 07043, 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

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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington’s Temporary Headquarters (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of American Bronze Powder Mfg. Co. (approx. 1.6 miles away); 647 Bloomfield Avenue (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cranetown (approx. 1.7 miles away); First Primary School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hampton House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Spaulding Oak (approx. 1.8 miles away); 45 Church Street Plaza (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montclair.

Marker on Valley Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 3, 2008

2. Marker on Valley Road

This stone doorstep came from a house which once stood nearby, and in which the Marquis de Lafayette used as a headquarters in 1780.

Marker and Flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 3, 2008

3. Marker and Flagpole

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,050 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.