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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16R7_first-house-in-hackensack_Hackensack-NJ.html
The first house built in the City of Hackensack was that of Dr. Van Emburgh (1686) located along a creek at the rear of the Court House. Early settlers had huts on this creek where they traded furs with the Indians.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16R6_hackensack_Hackensack-NJ.html
Hackensack became the County Seat of Bergen in 1709.The name "Bergen" was probably from "Bergen Op Zoom," a major town in Holland.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16R5_mansion-house_Hackensack-NJ.html
Peter Zabriskie built a home here in 1751 which contained fine appointments including Dutch tile fireplaces depicting biblical scenes. Enlarged in 1776, the home was called Mansion House later Mansion Hotel. The structure was demolished in 1945.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16R4_comfort-women_Palisades-Park-NJ.html
In memoryof the more than 200,000women and girls who wereabducted by the armed forces ofthe government of Imperial Japan1930's - 1945Known as "Comfort Women,"they endured human rightsviolations that no people shouldleave unrecognized.Let us never …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16QF_christopher-columbus-memorial-plaza_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Christopher ColumbusMemorial Plaza Dedicated Oct. 11, 1971Leonardo da Vinci SocietyBergen CountyNew Jersey ( Lower Plaques : )Granite Monumentdonated byAnthony K. Macagna Bronze sculpturedonated byAdeline Braccoin memory of her sisterIone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16MY_master-sergeant-charles-e-hosking-jr-memorial_Ramsey-NJ.html
United States Army-Detachment A-302, Company A, 5th Special Forces Group, Airborne, 1st Special Forces-United States Congressional Medal of Honor. The United States Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded to Master Sergeant Charles E. Hosking, Jr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16DW_washingtons-march_Garfield-NJ.html
To commemorate Washington's March in 1776 Along A Route Bordering Lands now forming the City of Garfield. This tablet is placed byThe School Children of Garfieldunder the auspices ofThe Garfield Board of Trade1928
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16DF_carlton-hill-world-war-ii-memorial_East-Rutherford-NJ.html
In honor ofCarlton Hill'sglorious war dead. James W. CorsonWilliam GadjosJohn C. KarbowskyMichael Krupa, Jr.Frederick J. MatrissHarold W. NorrisLewis Santonacita World War IIDec. 7, 1941 - Aug. 14, 1945
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SI_the-baylor-massacre_River-Vale-NJ.html
Here as they slept at dawn on Sept. 28, 1778 Col. Geo. Baylor and 116 Virginia Dragoons were attacked by the British under General "No Flint" Grey. Major Clough, Surgeon George Evans, with fifty other Colonial troopers were killed.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM115I_veterans-of-the-battle-of-the-bulge_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Dedicatedto the men and womenof the United States Armywho participated inthe Battle of the Bulgeduring World War IIin Belgium and Luxembourgthe greatest land battlefought by the United States Armyunder extreme winter conditionssuffering the larges…
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