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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bergen County, New Jersey
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Purchase in 1860 for the “coloured population of Hackensack” and in 1901 incorporated by African-American Trustees as the Gethsemane Cemetery. The one acre lot has about 500 interments of free blacks, former slaves as well as a number of . . . — — Map (db m43693) HM
World War II These gave all Abate, George • Ackerson, Joseph R. • Ahrens, Howard J. • Alex, Victor J. • Alonzo, John J. • Astrella, Michael • Astrella, Philip J. • Beck, Frederick Jr. • Benedyktowicz, Vincent • Biedermann, Henry J. • . . . — — Map (db m54140) WM
Frank Jiosi, Sr., USMC • Robert Sammarone, USMC • Robert Bozik, USMC • Scott Devlin, • Michael Brown, USA • Michael Tooey, USN • Carmine Giangeruso, USAF • Doug Dowson, USMC • John Thompson, USA • Christopher Heller, USNR • . . . — — Map (db m54144) WM
The first schoolhouse was built on this site in 1804. Located in what then was called New Barbadoes Neck, the land was donated by Jacob Van Winkle “for the sole purpose of erecting a School House”. In 1849 it was replaced by a two-story . . . — — Map (db m6733) HM
On this site was born the first known public school system of Bergen County deeded to the school trustees of what was then called New Barbadoes Neck.
This property given for the sole purpose of erecting a school was to yield and pay the . . . — — Map (db m42432) HM
In 1915 Tessie McNamara was the first woman hired by the Canadian Car Foundry Co. Ltd., a munitions plant in Kingsland, which is now Lyndhurst, New Jersey. She was hired as a stenographer and telephone switchboard operator, but the company grew so . . . — — Map (db m33556) HM
Site of A.B. Darling Mansion Built 1864 As owner of Fifth Ave. Hotel he used this as a dairy farm. Bought by George Crocker in 1900, then Emerson McMillin and 1926 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Newark. Now owned by County Park Commission. . . . — — Map (db m43902) HM
On August 25, 1781 during the historic 600-mile march to what was the Revolutionary War’s decisive Battle of Yorktown, Gen. Rochambeau’s army was forced to ford this river because the bridge that was here was in poor shape. The bridge of . . . — — Map (db m82146) HM
In the 1800s, wealthy entrepreneurs from New York City established farm estates in the Ramapo Valley, employing so many people that the properties grew into small hamlets. As the number of children increased, estate owners Alfred B. Darling and . . . — — Map (db m150298) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m94640) HM
Built as a gristmill about 1760 by Lambartus Laroe and sold to Thomas Boggs in 1764, it had a pair of millstones. Boggs also ran a tavern in his nearby home. Owned by David Baldwin during the Revolution, the mill ground grain for American troops. . . . — — Map (db m24991) HM
Located in “Ramapough” near the site of an Indian trading post, this Dutch Colonial house was built about 1750 by Jacobus Laroe. The small wing was added at a later date, the porch about 1840. Some later owners were Jacobus Bogert who . . . — — Map (db m43801) HM
Built in 1871, the building served until 1902 and was moved from original site when four tracks were laid and grade crossing closed. Bought by A.J. Winter, it was used as a storehouse for fifty years. To preserve the landmark, The Mahwah Historical . . . — — Map (db m43796) HM
In 1713, eleven German Palatine families settled in this area and organized into a congregation under Lutheran Pastor Justus Falckner. About 1720, they built a log church near this site. It was replaced prior to 1739 with a larger structure, and . . . — — Map (db m13359) HM
The Ramapo Reformed Church succeeded two German Lutheran meeting houses, ca. 1720-1739. The area was called the “Island.” Dutch Calvinists came at mid-century and, in 1785, organized “The Dutch Reformed Congregation at Ramapough in . . . — — Map (db m150331) HM
First an Indian path, then an important road during the period of colonial settlement. Washington’s army used this road in July 1777, and at many other times during the revolution. This is one of America’s oldest roads. It was an important link . . . — — Map (db m43778) HM
This 19th-century farmhouse with Colonial Revival features was the home of Garret G. Ackerman (b. 1810 – d. 1870) until his accidental death when he was thrown from his horse-drawn wagon on present Fardale Avenue. The west section of the house . . . — — Map (db m27051) HM
Named for U.S. President Grover Cleveland of N.J., it replaced an 1840’s wooden bridge that served the extensive timber industry in the Ramapo Mountains. Constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., East Berlin, Conn., the major iron bridge builders . . . — — Map (db m94641) HM
Splendid estate farms were created in the Ramapo Valley in the 1870s by Alfred Darling and Theodore Havemeyer. Agricultural sciences were advanced by the farm owners, and the hamlet of Darlington became home to farm managers and workers. A . . . — — Map (db m150297) HM
The first and largest 2½ story block of this house was constructed by the Valentines, carpenters, and house builders, c. 1820. It features a Greek-Revival doorway, two interior chimneys and a later wraparound porch with Tuscan-style columns. . . . — — Map (db m27054) HM
Thomas Winter (b. 1820) built this home on family land c. 1844. The style is “vernacular” with some Greek Revival influences, common to the era. Winter married twice and had ten children from 1844 to 1874. This rare, 970 sq. ft. . . . — — Map (db m43896) HM
This “Tree of Life” was planted by The Township of Mahwah To Honor Those people who perished in the “Attack on America” on September 11, 2001 Let us Never forget — — Map (db m43907) HM
The island road property from which this utility shed came from was owned by Pieter Wanamaker in 1713 shortly after he came from Germany.
The Wanamaker House was destroyed in 1968, and now is the site of Bennett Bros. — — Map (db m43905) HM
Originally known as Paramus Road, one of the first Colonial roads in Bergen County, frequently used by Continental and British armies in the Revolutionary War. — — Map (db m36451) HM
This old Dutch sandstone
house, shown on Erskine's
1780 map, was built by
Cornelius Lozier before
the Revolution. South of
it was the grist mill,
known as Lozier's Mill.
Later, when the property
passed to Garret Lydecker,
the area was . . . — — Map (db m51171) HM
Built in the 1790’s by Jacob Eckerson near an earlier home where he had settled about 1770. The farmstead then consisted of 119 acres. The house was inherited by his son John J. Eckerson in 1810 who owned it until 1870 when purchased by James . . . — — Map (db m29882) HM
Borough Of
Montvale
Dedicated
To The Memory Of Those
Who Made The Supreme
Sacrifice And In Honor
Of All Who Served Their
Country In Time Of Need
Valor Honor
Robert T. Bates • Anthony Della Bella • David W. Brooks • Kevin R. . . . — — Map (db m33705) WM
An example of the "Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building" popularized by Orso S. Fowler in the 1850's, noted for its use of building material, plan of rooms and adaptability to light and ventilation. Built 1855-60 by John Blauvelt, Jr.,an . . . — — Map (db m33647) HM
Built about 1840 in the Greek Revival Style of architecture by John C. Demarest. He was a farmer with an interest in river trade when schooners plied the Hackensack River. The house was purchased in 1864 by George Bloomer, a dealer in coal and . . . — — Map (db m7226) HM
The earliest part of this house, one of the oldest in the county, was built on land purchased in 1677 by David Demarest, Sr., founder of the Huguenot Colony in Bergen County. His grandson Jacobus, born 1681, lived here until his death in 1763. . . . — — Map (db m7220) HM
The first "New Bridge" erected in 1745 it was a strategic crossing during the Revolution, used by Washington'a Army during the 1776 retreat. In 1888/89, the wooden span was replaced by this iron swing-bridge, now the oldest such bridge of its . . . — — Map (db m7267) HM
Built in 1739-40 by Peter P. Demarest. In 1766 he received a license from the local court to “keep a Tavern or Public House” here. The old inn witnessed many stirring events during the American Revolution.
In November 1776, Washington . . . — — Map (db m7225) HM
Borough of New Milford
Bergen County, N.J.
Honored Deceased Veterans
Armand Allessandrini · John J. Bilger · Donald Dilworth · George Fermery · Louis J. Faller · Robert Greve · Thomas Grix · Lee G. Hoffman · Warren Johnson · Edward J. Jordan · . . . — — Map (db m129867) WM
Dedicated
In Memory of Those of the Borough of
New Milford Who Served in the World War
Edward Arnold · Howard Ames · John T. Bird Jr. · Edward V. Bird · Harry Bell · H.W. Baines · Harold Bentely · Carl Bohnert · Richard R. Blackwell · Irving . . . — — Map (db m129866) WM
Site of the French Church and Cemetery of Kinkachemeck, New Jersey. Deeded to David Desmarest June 8, 1677 by Tapan Indians.
Erected by the Bergen County Historical Society 1935. — — Map (db m7234) HM
This monument is dedicated to all those who responded to the tragic events on September 11, 2001 “All Gave Some, Some Gave All” — — Map (db m111778) HM
Dedicated in Honor of Christopher Columbus who had the courage to venture out into uncharted waters and discover America.
Presented to the Borough of North Arlington on October 12, 1992 by the North Arlington Chapter of Unico National on the . . . — — Map (db m6737) HM
A son . . . a husband . . . a father . . . a hero. After the terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Center, North Arlington resident, New York Detective James Zadroga spent weeks digging through the rubble. First looking for survivors, he . . . — — Map (db m97110) HM
Erected as a perpetual reminder of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on America at New York City, Shanksville, PA and Washington, DC. This memorial is dedicated in respectful memory of all who perished on that date, among them . . . — — Map (db m97102) HM
In memory of the World War Heroes of North Arlington * James Bird • * Charles Fischer • * Alexander P. Stover • Charles Aitken • William Anastasio • Arthur R. Anderson • Frank Bayard • J. Bernardino • William Boise • Adam Bruder • John F. Cameron . . . — — Map (db m51960) HM
Pope John Paul II celebrated the Eucharist beneath this canopy in Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ before an assembly of 90,000 people on October 5, 1995. — — Map (db m88446) HM
Dedicated in honorable memory to Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski 1748 ----- 1779 Fought and died for American Independence by Act of Mayor and Council of the Borough of North Arlington September 18, 1955 Mayor Leonard Barnett Councilmen J. M. . . . — — Map (db m20747) HM
A wooden bridge was first built at this location in 1790 and named after Anthony Rutgers of the family for which Rutgers University is named. It was operated as a toll bridge until destroyed by a great flood in 1841. His widow sold the charter to . . . — — Map (db m68686) HM
Built about 1890 in the High Victorian style of architecture when Norwood was part of old Harrington Township. Blauvelt was an undertaker and erected the building as a residence. In 1922 it became the home of Charles S. Gray who served as Mayor of . . . — — Map (db m8682) HM
Lawlor Drive named 9/7/1977
A man whose actions spoke louder than words and is greatly missed today. Pat played baseball at the rec complex where he enjoyed the competition and Oakland’s camaraderie. His pitching enabled the first Indian Hills . . . — — Map (db m150371) HM WM
Designed and built by Lt. John Dahlgren at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D.C., year 1850. A nine inch gun weighing approximately 9,000 lbs., capable of shooting a projectile of 150 lbs. Used throughout the Civil War by the North and for some . . . — — Map (db m40965) HM
This Dutch Colonial house was built by Hendrick Van Allen before the Revolutionary War on a farm that consisted of over two-hundred acres. General George Washington used this house as his Headquarters on July 14-15, 1777, when he moved his troops . . . — — Map (db m12336) HM
Located on Ramapo Valley Road key military highway for troops and supply units during the Revolutionary War this building served as General George Washington's headquarters on July 14, 1777 and as the Bergen County Court House in 1778 – 1779. — — Map (db m12335) HM
Built about 1789 by Jacobus S. Demarest, the frame wing was added later. Demarest served in the Revolutionary War. Over the years his farm grew to 180 acres. In 1835 his son, Daniel J. Demarest, inherited the farmhouse. In 1863 it passed to his . . . — — Map (db m12401) HM
The Lenni Lenape Indians deeded the first land to Dutch colonist Arent Schuyler in 1695. It was then called Yaupough. The “Valley Road” was an important supply artery of the American Revolution. On July 14, 1777, General George . . . — — Map (db m12896) HM
Built about 1864 by Claudius with a kitchen wing, it has elements of Greek Revival and Italianate styles of architecture. He purchased a half interest in the farm and mill works owned by his brother Nicholas. Their firm was known as the Collignon . . . — — Map (db m7930) HM
This house was built about 1709 by Cosyn Haring, one of the sixteen Tappan patentees. It is an example of early Dutch Colonial architecture found in the Hackensack valley. This house has never been deeded to anyone, having been in the same family . . . — — Map (db m52943) HM
Built about 1836 by John Haring, Jr., the house is an example of Greek Revival architecture and retains many original features. Haring’s homestead was on 14½ acres but he also owned adjacent lands which he farmed for decades. Daughter Sarah . . . — — Map (db m7932) HM
Erected about 1810 on the site of an earlier house, the brick and sandstone center section is Dutch Colonial style, with wings added c. 1820-1875. It was the homestead of Teunis Haring, a farmer and Chosen Freeholder of Bergen County. Later owned . . . — — Map (db m43842) HM
As early as 1704 this area of the Tappan Patent was called the “steen” or “Stone” point, later Stony Point. It was commonly known by that name for over 150 years. A grist mill was built here in 1725, fifty years before the . . . — — Map (db m7931) HM
Built in 1896-1898, the carriage house and stables served the estate of Kimball Chase-Atwood, and later, the Elmer Blauvelt Family. Designed by the prominent architect, Fred W. Wentworth, the buildings, like the mansion, are shingle-style . . . — — Map (db m143637) HM
Ecology Along the Hackensack River
Van Buskirk Island is located in a transition zone between river and ocean environments. This zone is demarcated by the dam on the northern side of the island. Above the dam there is no tidal influence and the . . . — — Map (db m129874) HM
Hagler's Diner
1928-2015
At this site stood Oradell's first diner, a legendary local hangout for working men and women that was owned and operated by the Hagler Family for approximately 85 years.
Erected in 1928, the diner was a brick . . . — — Map (db m108274) HM
History of the Hackensack Water Works
and Van Buskirk Island in Oradell
The New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company opened on Van Buskirk Island in 1882. The facility supplied the clean drinking water that allowed Bergen County . . . — — Map (db m129869) HM
1969
In Honored Memory of the Men and Women of Oradell Who by their Devotion to Peace and Freedom for All Mankind Gave Their Lives In the Service of Their Country.
World War II
Hugh D. Black • Thomas H. Cordes • Paul A. DeMarrais • . . . — — Map (db m22163) WM
1941 - 1945
In Honor of the Men and Women Of Oradell Who Served in World War II And Dedicated in the Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Hugh D. Black • Thomas H. Cordes • Paul A. DeMarrais • Henry W. Genther • W. Everett . . . — — Map (db m22164) HM
Built about 1825 by Richard Teunis Cooper, a chairmaker, on land owned by the family since 1716. This Federal style house, once on a 22 acre farm, is in the Oradell locality formerly known as New Milford. Son John R. Cooper, a master blacksmith, . . . — — Map (db m7550) HM
The Continental Army advanced to Englewood on August 23, 1780, with some units foraging as far south as Jersey City. The main body of the army moved west of the Hackensack River on September 4th, camping in two lines west of Kinderkamack Road, one . . . — — Map (db m7552) HM
Vision for the Van Buskirk Island County Park
at the Hackensack Water Works in Oradell
Welcome to the design process for the Van Buskirk Island County Park. On November 19, 2009, Oradell and New Milford residents provided input and . . . — — Map (db m129876) HM
Small wing built by Abraham J. Van Buskirk about 1820 from earlier c. 1789 house. Federal style main wing built c. 1832-34 for Fanning T. Oakley and wife Hetty Van Buskirk. Later owned by son Abraham V. B. Oakley and wife Eliza Voorhis; their . . . — — Map (db m7551) HM
Water at the Hackensack Water Works
on Van Buskirk Island in Oradell
The New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company opened on Van Buskirk Island in 1882. The facility supplied the clean drinking water that allowed Bergen County to . . . — — Map (db m129872) HM
In memory of the more than 200,000 women and girls who were abducted by the armed forces of the government of Imperial Japan 1930’s – 1945 Known as “Comfort Women,” they endured human rights violations that no people should leave . . . — — Map (db m62935) HM
This old colonial lane was named Dunkerhook meaning Dark Corner by the Dutch who settled the area in the early 18th century. Along this road, the Zabriskie family, who bought the land from the Indians in 1702, built houses and a school for the use . . . — — Map (db m8314) HM
George Washington
Kneeling in Prayer
by
Donald DeLue
Erected in Commemoration
of the
Fiftieth Anniversary
of the
George Washington
Memorial Park
Cemetery Association
1939 - 1989 — — Map (db m32427) HM
Built c. 1826, this house combines the Federal style of architecture with that of the earlier Dutch Colonial. Erected by Jacob J. Zabriskie on the site of an earlier home, the farmhouse remained in the Zabriskie family for 132 years. — — Map (db m8334) HM
The historic cemetery directly in the rear of the Behnke farm contains the graves of descendants of early settlers in this area including a least two local farmer-militiamen of the American Revolution, Jacobus Brouwer and Henry Banta, as well as the . . . — — Map (db m8345) HM
This sturdy old frame building is a landmark in the community, having served Paramus residents in various ways. Originally School No. 26 of Midland Township, it was converted into a borough hall when Paramus Borough was formed in 1922. In 1959 it . . . — — Map (db m8333) HM
The Indian name given this community by its Dutch settlers means “fields of wild turkeys”. A fertile farming area, Paramus was familiar ground to both the British and American armies during the Revolution. Formerly a part of Midland . . . — — Map (db m16968) HM
In Grateful Tribute The Citizens
Of Paramus Honor The Defenders
Of Our Country During All Wars
For God And Country
World War I
Daniel Youmans
World War II
Cornelius Blokand • Jacob J. Cleenput • Garret T. Cooper, Jr. • L. . . . — — Map (db m33829) WM
[ back ]
With Great Honor
And Respect
We Proudly Salute
Thos Who Served
In Our Nations
Armed Forces
[ front ]
Dedicated By
American Legion
Auxiliary
Dept. Of New Jersey
Amy Flaherty
State President
Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m34238) WM
Site of grist mill built 1745; scene of many raids and encounters during the Revolution. Aaron Burr was entertained here Christmas Eve commemorating his victory over British Raiders in 1776. Washington and his men often passed here. Lafayette . . . — — Map (db m8370) HM
Built by Jacobus Rutan, a farmer, on 32 acres of land about 1794-95. In 1800 his widow and son sold the house to Cornelius H. Zabriskie, a blacksmith and farmer. In 1856 he deeded the house to his grandson, Cornelius Zabriskie Terhune, also a . . . — — Map (db m8336) HM
In Revolutionary days this area of Paramus was known by the unusual name of Sluckup. The name was derived from a local legend. A Dutch farmer hung his shirt on a nearby fence while working in his field. When he saw the shirt disappear into the . . . — — Map (db m8313) HM
Built on the farm of his grandfather, Christian J. Zabriskie, who bought the property in 1775. Tradition places a house on the site in 1792 but the present stone dwelling was probably built in the early 1800’s and occupied by Stephen T. Zabriskie. . . . — — Map (db m8335) HM
Pre-Revolutionary homestead of David Terhune (1713-1792), weaver and patriot official who served as Freeholder from New Barbadoes Township 1779 to 1785; and of his son, John D. Terhune, a Freeholder in 1787. Farm raided by British four times during . . . — — Map (db m18995) HM
Built about 1795 by Henry S. Terhune in “Old Paramus” on land owned by the Terhune family since 1707. the two-hundred acre farm extended for over a mile between the Saddle River and Sprout Brook. In 1853 the house was inherited by . . . — — Map (db m8332) HM
Howland Avenue divided the farms of miller Cornelius Van Saun to the south and Christian Dederer to the north. Hendrick Banta lived west of Mill Creek. The Continental Army moved into Bergen County in August 1780 to forage for food and to await the . . . — — Map (db m8412) HM
The Continental Army is reported to have utilized the old spring at the base of these slopes during the September encampment west of the Hackensack River. Reports indicate that General Washington visited here and drank water from the spring. — — Map (db m8413) HM
Built about 1800 by John Ackerson and son Garret, this stone house stands on land purchased in 1759. The property was developed during a century of family ownership. A general store was built opposite the house site in 1777 and successive . . . — — Map (db m29883) HM
The Glen is a deep ravine cut through sandstone rock by Bear Brook. Glen Road to the
south follows an old Indian path up the hill called “Spook Bergh” (Ghost Hill) by the
early Dutch. Tradition says that a cave in the sandstone rock, . . . — — Map (db m29891) HM
This barn and the house across the road were at the center of Frederick Wortendyke’s farm. Frederick built them about 1770 on the eve of the American Revolution. He was a “Dutchman” who raised a large family here. He passed the farm on . . . — — Map (db m29933) HM
This building, dedicated December 8, 1873 by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, was built through the efforts of James Leach, James Hall and Jacob, his son, for use as a Sunday school and mission chapel. In 1875 it became a Congregational Church. The first . . . — — Map (db m29893) HM
Erected in 1813 on farmland purchased from the Campbell and Wortendyke families, the church had thirty-six original members. Dedicated in the Fall of that year by Dominie Stephen Goetschius, the first pastor, who called it a “beautiful and . . . — — Map (db m29895) HM
“Bergen County is chiefly inhabited by Dutch people. There is a peculiar neatness in appearance of their homes, having an airy stoop supported by pillars in front, and their kitchens at the ends in the form of wings. The land is good and . . . — — Map (db m29938) HM
The first Wortendykes to settle this land were Dutch-American farmers. The Wortendykes were common people and little is known of their lives and work from written historical records. The major testimony to their time here is this barn, the house . . . — — Map (db m29936) HM
This pre-Revolutionary Dutch barn was built by the Wortendyke family. Once common in the Hudson River area, the barn is one of the few remaining in this country. Broader than deep, the structure is entirely supported by four H-frames tied with . . . — — Map (db m29886) HM
Frederick Wortendyke, Jr. built the original sandstone section of this farmhouse in the 1750’s. Located at “Pascack” on land purchased by his father in 1735, the tract included nearly a third of present-day Park Ridge. The homestead was . . . — — Map (db m29885) HM
Built by David Van Gelder after his marriage in 1794. Located in the area once called “Brabant”, the land was purchased twice – c. 1737 and 1745 – by grandfather Abraham to insure valid title from the proprietors of East New . . . — — Map (db m43789) HM
United States Army-Detachment A-302, Company A, 5th Special Forces Group, Airborne, 1st Special Forces-United States Congressional Medal of Honor. The United States Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded to Master Sergeant Charles E. Hosking, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m62762) WM
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