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

Site of Hopper-Croucher Homestead

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2008

1. Site of Hopper-Croucher Homestead Marker

Inscription.
One of the last farmsteads in Fair Lawn stood on this site. The house built by Henry A. Hopper in 1855 was razed for road improvement in 1989. He was a Sheriff and Freeholder of Bergen County and served in the State Legislature. In 1919 William M. Croucher, Sr., bought the farm and with his sons, Percy, Clarence and William worked the land as a truck farm until 1953.
Sponsored by James R. Croucher, Sr., 1991

Erected 1991 by Bergen County Historical Society. (Marker Number 76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Bergen County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 40° 56.287′ N, 74° 7.503′ W. Marker is in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is at the intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and New Jersey Route 208, on the right when traveling south on Fair Lawn Avenue. Marker is located off the exit ramp of 208 West to Fairlawn Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fair Lawn NJ 07410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Radburn Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Slave House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Holocaust and World War II Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); We Will Never Forget (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cadmus House Museum (approx. half a mile away); Jewish War Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Radburn (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fair Lawn.

Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on June 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on Fairlawn Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2008

2. Marker on Fairlawn Avenue

Site of Hopper-Croucher Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2008

3. Site of Hopper-Croucher Homestead

What was once a large farmstead is now the middle of a busy intersection of a state highway and a main street.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,257 times since then and 93 times this year. Last updated on February 6, 2013, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.