Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst, New Jersey and Vicinity
▶ Bergen County (397)
▶ Essex County (145)
▶ Hudson County (71)
▶ Passaic County (126)
▶ Bronx County, New York (56)
▶ New York County, New York (1291)
▶ Rockland County, New York (253)
▶ Westchester County, New York (196)
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▶ Essex County (145)
▶ Hudson County (71)
▶ Passaic County (126)
▶ Bronx County, New York (56)
▶ New York County, New York (1291)
▶ Rockland County, New York (253)
▶ Westchester County, New York (196)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — John McGarry Civil War —  |
| On Ridge Road (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south. | |||
| . . . — — Map (db m95021) HM | |||
| 2► New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — Lyndhurst War Memorial — |
| On Valley Brook Avenue at Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on Valley Brook Avenue. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 3► New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom Township of Lyndhurst Veterans Alliance — |
| On Valley Brook Avenue at Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on Valley Brook Avenue. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 4► New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — 88 — River Road School — |
| On Riverside Ave at Fern Ave, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Ave. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 5► New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — River Road School 1804 — |
| On Riverside Avenue at Fern Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Avenue. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 6► New Jersey (Bergen County), Lyndhurst — Theresa “Tessie” McNamara 1892 – 1971 Heroine of the Kingsland Explosion — |
| On Clay Avenue, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 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 | |||
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