Washington Spring

Washington Spring (HM5AK)

Location: River Edge, NJ 07661 Bergen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 55.837', W 74° 2.852'

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1780

The Continental Army is reported to have utilized the old spring at the base of these slopes during the September encampment west of the Hackensack River.
Reports indicate that General Washington visited here and drank water from the spring.
Bergen County Park Commission
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HM NumberHM5AK
Series This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series
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Placed ByBergen County Park Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 580188 N 4531491
Decimal Degrees40.93061667, -74.04753333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 55.837', W 74° 2.852'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 55' 50.22" N, 74° 2' 51.12" W
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Area Code(s)201
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 514 Manning Ct, River Edge NJ 07661, US
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