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

Site of the Court-House & Jail

 
 
Site of the Court-House & Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
1. Site of the Court-House & Jail Marker
Inscription.
Burned by the enemy 1780
Erected by
The Bergen County
Historical Society 1922

 
Erected 1922 by Bergen County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
 
Location. 40° 52.754′ N, 74° 2.623′ W. Marker is in Hackensack, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is on Court Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on the Green across from the present Court House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hackensack NJ 07601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hackensack Soldier and Sailor Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hackensack War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Green (a few steps from this marker); Brigadier General Enoch Poor (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Enoch Poor (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Green (within shouting distance of this marker); First House in Hackensack (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hackensack.
 
Also see . . .  Bergen County Historical Society
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. (Submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
 
Marker on the Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
2. Marker on the Green
The marker is on the Green in Hackensack, among a number of other monuments.
The Hackensack Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
3. The Hackensack Green
Another view of the Green in Hackensack.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,493 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.

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