Historical Markers and War Memorials in New Milford, New Jersey
Hackensack is the county seat for Bergen County
New Milford is in Bergen County
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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
Native American Settlement • Colonial Settlement • Battleground in The American Revolution • 20th Century Recreation • Historic Site New Bridge Site of 11 Engagements during the American Revolution (1775 – 1783)Much more than a revolt . . . — — Map (db m186516) 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 led his . . . — — 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
You are standing on the very spot that Washington and his men had to cross to avoid being trapped by the Hackensack River by the pursuing British. Thomas Paine penned The American Crisis as a response to a series of defeats and the . . . — — Map (db m186505) HM
