The Mansion of Colonel Theunis Dey The Headquarters of General Washington July ~ Oct ~ Nov ~ 1780 Acquired and restored 1930-1934 by The Passaic County Park Commission Marked by Capt. Abraham Godwin Chapter New Jersey Society S.A.R. . . . — — Map (db m39733) HM
On Fairfield Road, on the right when traveling north.
This house, which once served as a Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage, was built by John Ryerson before 1762. It was sold to the Demarests around 1814. — — Map (db m21817) HM
This building served as the gatehouse to Pamilco, the seventy six acre estate built by Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille’s father who first came to Pompton Lakes in 1891. — — Map (db m94655) HM
On Totowa Road, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
This brick Georgian mansion was built by Colonel Theunis Dey in 1742. It was used as headquarters by General George Washington from July 1 to July 29, 1780 and again from October 8 to November 27, 1780 because of its strategic position and . . . — — Map (db m7701) HM
On Valley Road at Nellis Drive, on the right when traveling south on Valley Road.
This land was part of the Kipp – Nellis Farm Settled in 1723 by Cornelius and Eva Berdan Kipp. The farm served the Preakness Valley area for 250 years. The farmhouse, located across Nellis Drive, was built circa 1840 by Nicholas and Sophia . . . — — Map (db m62874) 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 Totowa Road (County Route 644) 0.5 miles east of Riverview drive, on the left when traveling east.
This site served as Washington’s headquarters July, October and November of 1780. It was placed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1970 and the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970. First restored . . . — — Map (db m200858) HM
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
On Union Valley Road (County Route 513) at Vista Road, on the left when traveling north on Union Valley Road.
This World Trade Center Beam is dedicated
to the memory of all who perished on
September 11, 2001
Eagle Scout Peter Blehl
Troop 114 — — Map (db m193409) 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 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
On Hillery Street (County Route 644) at Willow Way, on the right when traveling west on Hillery Street.
The bridge originally constructed at this site was built in 1898. It was a four span bridge consisting of Pratt Pony Trusses. The bridge was historically significant because it was the only type of its kind remaining in Passaic County. Features . . . — — Map (db m228768) 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 Rifle Camp Road, on the right when traveling north.
On October 23, 1780, the light infantry was stationed here. The hill on the east side of the Notch was used by Washington as a lookout from which to observe the movement of his troops. — — Map (db m166027) HM
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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