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 Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence Posted by:  unimoggers
N 41° 03.418 W 074° 13.389
18T E 565278 N 4545371
The founder of the ACLU lived here.
Waymark Code: WMXAT
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2006
Views: 89
On the local road up to Camp Glen Gray, this historical marker is on the right before driving up the hill to the park.
Marker Name: Dellbrook Estate, Baldwin Residence
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
Marker Text:
This 19th Century farm house, its frame barn and three other outbuildings served as the centerpiece of an agricultural settlement along the Ramapo River, started in 1861 and known as "Dellbrook." There is evidence of an earlier building dating from the 18th Century. The 95-acre site later became the estate of civil libertarians Evelyn Preston and her husband Roger Nash Baldwin (1884-1981), founder and head of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also director of the National Audubon Society and donated land directly across the Ramapo River as a bird sanctuary. In 1981 he received the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and is remembered by his statement, "If the human race is to survive, we all must come to see that the world is my country, and all mankind my countrymen."
Dedication Date: 06/06/1995
City: Mahwah Township
County: Bergen
Group responsible for placement: Mahwah Historic Preservation Commission, 1995
Web Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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