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

Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

1. Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence Marker

Inscription. This 19th Century farm house, its frame barn and three other outbuildings served as the centerpiece of an agricultural settlement along the Rampo River, started in 1861 and known as “Dellbrook”. There is evidence of an earlier building dating from the 18th Century. The 95 acre site later became the estate of civil libertarians Evelyn Preston and her husband Roger Nash Baldwin (1884-1981), founder and head of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also director of the National Audubon Society and donated land directly across the Ramapo River as a bird sanctuary. In 1981 he received the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and is remembered by his statement, “If the human race is to survive, we all must come to see that the world is my country, and all mankind my countrymen”.

Erected 1995 by Mahwah Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 41° 3.419′ N, 74° 13.389′ W. Marker is in Mahwah, New Jersey, in Bergen County.

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It is on Midvale Mountain Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mahwah NJ 07430, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Cleveland Bridge (approx. one mile away); Ramapo Valley Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Winter Farmhouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hendrik Van Allen House (approx. 2 miles away); Hendrick Van Allen House (approx. 2 miles away); A.B. Darling Mansion (approx. 2.3 miles away); Darlington Schoolhouse — Havemeyer Hall (approx. 2½ miles away); Dahlgren Gun (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mahwah.

Also see . . . Roger Nash Baldwin - Wikipedia.

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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

2. Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence

(Submitted on May 17, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

3. Neighbor of the Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

4. Neighbor of the Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.