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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Passaic County, New Jersey
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| On Newark Pompton Turnpike, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Morris Canal National Registered Landmark Feeder Canal crossed here → ← Passaic County — — Map (db m62879) HM |
| On New Jersey Route 23, on the right when traveling south. |
| | National Registered Landmark Feeder Canal crossed here → ← Passaic County — — Map (db m65945) HM |
| On Laauwe Avenue north of Preakness Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Headquarters • Nov. • 1780 of Maj. Gen. Lafayette Placed by The William Paterson Chapter D.A.R. 1931 — — Map (db m62858) HM |
| On Hamburg Turnpike (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Hamburg Turnpike (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Laauwe Avenue north of Preakness Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Totowa Road (County Route 644), on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Entrance Road to Passaic County Golf Course, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Valley Road at Nellis Drive, on the right when traveling south on Valley Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Newark-Pompton Turnpike (County Route 683), on the right when traveling north. |
| | (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 |
| On Ridge Road at Union Valley Road, on the left when traveling north on Ridge Road. |
| | Dedicated to
The Military Working Dogs of America
Loyal – Loving – Courageous
A Soldier’s
Lifeline!
2011 — — Map (db m97682) WM |
| On Clinton Road at Schoolhouse Cove Road, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Road. |
| | 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 |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Possible Bunkhouse for single male workers, circa mid 1800s. — — Map (db m65942) HM |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Circa early 1900s — — Map (db m65943) HM |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Greenwood Lake Turnpike (County Route 511) 0.2 miles east of East Shore Road (County Route 704), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Abandoned project to replace two lower water wheels with one water wheel twice their size. — — Map (db m65940) HM |
| Near Greenwood Lake Turnpike, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Mainly for weighing incoming iron ore and outgoing iron pigs. Circa mid 1800s — — Map (db m65911) HM |
| On Union Valley Road at Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north on Union Valley Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Rifle Camp Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| Near Lackawanna Avenue (County Route 632) at Westerholt. |
| | 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 |
| On Benson Drive, Garret Mountain Reservation. |
| | 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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