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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Passaic County, New Jersey

 
Clickable Map of Passaic County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Passaic County, NJ (126) Bergen County, NJ (397) Essex County, NJ (146) Morris County, NJ (367) Sussex County, NJ (81) Orange County, NY (474) Rockland County, NY (253)  PassaicCounty(126) Passaic County (126)  BergenCounty(397) Bergen County (397)  EssexCounty(146) Essex County (146)  MorrisCounty(367) Morris County (367)  SussexCounty(81) Sussex County (81)  OrangeCountyNew York(474) Orange County (474)  RocklandCounty(253) Rockland County (253)
Adjacent to Passaic County, New Jersey
    Bergen County (397)
    Essex County (146)
    Morris County (367)
    Sussex County (81)
    Orange County, New York (474)
    Rockland County, New York (253)
 
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101New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Morris Canal1824       1924
Morris Canal National Registered Landmark Feeder Canal crossed here → ← Passaic County — Map (db m62879) HM
102New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Morris Canal1824       1924
National Registered Landmark Feeder Canal crossed here → ← Passaic County — Map (db m65945) HM
103New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Samuel Van Saun House
Headquarters • Nov. • 1780 of Maj. Gen. Lafayette Placed by The William Paterson Chapter D.A.R. 1931 — Map (db m62858) HM
104New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Schuyler Colfax House
This house, which is Wayne’s oldest, was built in 1695 by Ardent Schuyler, one of the leaders of the original settlement. William Colfax, who married Hester Schuyler in 1783, gave the house the Colfax name. — Map (db m7704) HM
105New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Schuyler–Colfax
This house is an example of 18th century architecture. The Schuyler and Colfax families were prominent in shaping New Jersey history. — Map (db m7703) HM
106New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Van Saun House
This old Dutch home was built in 1769 by Samuel Van Saun. In 1780 it served as headquarters of Major General Marquis de Lafayette and his troops. — Map (db m7702) HM
107New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Washington HeadquartersPreakness
July 1 – 29, and October 9 - November 27, 1780, Washington had headquarters here at the house of Colonel Theunis Dey. The main army encamped along Totowa Heights. — Map (db m39732) HM
108New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Washington Headquarters — Preakness —
July 1-29, and October 9 – November 27, 1780, Washington had headquarters here at the house of Colonel Theunis Dey. The main army encamped along Totowa Heights. — Map (db m39903) HM
109New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne — Wayne Township1847           1997
Indian peoples inhabited this land from about 10,500 B.C. up to the early historic period. At the time of the European Settlement, they were referred to as the Munsee Delawares. In 1694 Arent Schuyler, on a fact finding mission to the Indians in . . . — Map (db m62873) HM
110New Jersey (Passaic County), Wayne Township — Historic Newark-Pompton TurnpikeEstablished 1806 — County of Passaic —
(side facing north) On February 24, 1806, Businessman Israel Crane obtained a charter from the State of New Jersey to build a private toll road running from Broadway in Newark to Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike at Pompton in Morris County. He saw that . . . — Map (db m104858) HM
111New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — A Soldier’s Lifeline!
Dedicated to The Military Working Dogs of America Loyal – Loving – Courageous A Soldier’s Lifeline! 2011 — Map (db m97682) WM
112New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Clinton Ironworks
The furnace is all that remains of the 19th century ironmaking community that was established by William Jackson in 1826. Representative of New Jersey’s early iron industry, the furnace utilized locally available resources to supply iron for the . . . — Map (db m35062) HM
113New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Hasenclever Iron Trail
Welcome to the Hasenclever Iron Trail. This yellow blazed trail follows, for the most part, a road built over 230 years ago between the ironworks here at Long Pond and those at Ringwood Manor five miles away. Ironmaster Peter Hasenclever was . . . — Map (db m73649) HM
114New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Long House Ruins
      Possible Bunkhouse for single male workers, circa mid 1800s. — Map (db m65942) HM
115New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Steam Powered Sawmill Remains
Circa early 1900s — Map (db m65943) HM
116New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — The Company StorePost Office, Hewitt, New Jersey
      The company store was a center of village life for over 160 years, containing not only a wide assortment of merchandise, but also the post office and company bookkeeper’s office.       Purchases at the store were deducted from workers’ . . . — Map (db m65910) HM
117New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — The First Furnace
      The stone foundation before you is all that remains of the original iron furnace at Long Pond Ironworks. Built in 1766 by Peter Hasenclever, it was 25 feet tall and could produce 25 tons of iron a week. During the Revolutionary War, iron . . . — Map (db m65913) HM
118New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — The Long Pond IronworksHistoric Village of Hewitt
Founded in 1766 by Peter Hasenclever, the Long Pond Ironworks was run by a succession of famous ironmasters, including Robert Erskine, Martin J. Ryerson and Abraham S. Hewitt. The Long Pond furnace, forge and supporting village contributed to the . . . — Map (db m23106) HM
119New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — The Ringwood Furnaces at Hewitt
      The outbreak of the Civil War awakened the industrial power of the Northern States. The Cooper & Hewitt Iron Company built the “Gun Metal Furnace” on the Wanaque River in 1862 to supply iron for the manufacture of rifles and . . . — Map (db m65912) HM
120New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Water Power
      In 1882, these waterwheels, the last of many at Long Pond Ironworks, were constructed to harness the power of the Wanaque River, the only natural drainage from Long Pond (Greenwood Lake). The water was carried from the waterfall upriver to . . . — Map (db m65938) HM
121New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Water Wheel Pit1873
      Abandoned project to replace two lower water wheels with one water wheel twice their size. — Map (db m65940) HM
122New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — Weighing Scale Remains
      Mainly for weighing incoming iron ore and outgoing iron pigs.       Circa mid 1800s — Map (db m65911) HM
123New Jersey (Passaic County), West Milford — West Milford Township Veterans Monument
This Memorial is Gratefully Dedicated By The Citizens of West Milford Township In Solemn Tribute to Those Who Gallantly Fought And Served in All Conflicts That Challenged Our Cherished Liberty and Rights as Free People These Veterans Gave . . . — Map (db m97680) WM
124New Jersey (Passaic County), West Paterson — Washington’s Lookout
This area used by Washington as a lookout while quartered at the Dey Mansion. October 1780 Major Parr’s Rifle Corps camped in ravine. Claverack Chapter NSDAR Clifton, NJ Sept 28, 2008 — Map (db m21815) HM
125New Jersey (Passaic County), Woodland Park — Martin Luther King, Jr.
On September 11, 1966, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited this site, the home of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Deual Rice, after speaking at the celebration of Dr. Rice's retirement as Pastor of Union Baptist Church in Montclair. — Map (db m78669) HM
126New Jersey (Passaic County), Woodland Park — Watchung Ridge
Running from Mahwah to Bound Brook, the Watchung Ridge served as a natural barrier to protect George Washington and his troops. "The Bulwark that Saved a Nation" helped to keep the American supply lines open. — Map (db m77779) HM

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