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- David Ackerman, residing in the village of Hackensack, purchased the land from Matheus Corneliuson, son of Cornelius Matheus of Hackinsack River, in 1695.
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New Bridge was settled by the Bergen Dutch, an agricultural community whose language and culture blended contributions from Dutch, Angolan African, German, English, French, Scotch and Scandinavian settlers. [1]
Historic New Bridge Landing preserves a compelling and scenic fragment of the Jersey Dutch countryside, strategically situated at the narrows of the Hackensack River and famed for its compelling role in the Revolutionary War. Its distinctive antique dwellings, artifact collections and scenic landscapes are uniquely reminiscent of a vanished ...
The earliest European settlement in the area was by Cornelius Matthew around 1683 at the narrows of the Hackensack River, known as Tantaqua’s Plain or Aschatking. A Revolutionary Past. New Bridge Landing holds tales of pivotal moments and brave souls from the American Revolution.
Its distinctive antique dwellings, artifact collections and scenic landscapes are uniquely reminiscent of a vanished folk culture, dependent upon the tidal river as a commercial artery and a self-renewing source of nourishment and industrial power. 1201 Main St, River Edge, NJ 07661.
The 1889 iron truss swing bridge stands at the historic core of New Bridge, spanning the narrows of the Hackensack River, and occupying the very place of an earlier oak draw-bridge where the Continental army crossed in November 1776.
The Bergen County Historical Society is the largest landowner at Historic New Bridge Landing and the largest historical society in New Jersey. Our collections were begun in 1902 when the organization was founded.
ZIP Codes for RIVER EDGE, New Jersey. Use our address lookup or code list to find the correct 5-digit or 9-digit (ZIP+4) code for your postal mails destination.
