First Reformed Church - Hackensack, NJ
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N 40° 52.748 W 074° 02.561
18T E 580659 N 4525780
This Church and it's historical marker are located at the intersection of Court St. and Church St. in Hackensack, NJ
Waymark Code: WMAZ40
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2011
Views: 6
This church (also known as The First Reformed Dutch Church), was built in 1791 on the site of the previous church which had been built in 1686. Part of the original 1686 church remains on one of the present's church's wall.
The Bergen County Historical Society marker reads:
"HISTORIC FIRST
REFORMED CHURCH
Earliest records of this
pioneer Dutch church,
dated 1686, mark it as the
second oldest in New Jersey.
Old stones embedded in the
east wall show the initials
of founding families and
first settlers.
The old burying ground
contains the grave of
General Enoch Poor,
a Revolutionary officer.
His funeral was attended by Generals Washington and
Lafayette and a portion
of the American army."
More can be read about the church at this Wikipedia site: (
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