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- Passaic County derived from the word "Pasaeck," a Lenape word meaning "valley." The county was created from portions of Bergen and Essex counties in 1837 as a political compromise between rural South Jersey and industrial North Jersey.
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In 1854 the Village of Acquackanonk took the name of the river that it bordered, Passaic. By the late 1860's the Village of Passaic was steadily growing in population and commercial and residential size. This growth was mostly due to the completion of the Dundee Dam and Dundee Canal in July of 1861.
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The city originated from a Dutch settlement on the Passaic River established in 1679 which was called Acquackanonk. Industrial growth began in the 19th century, as Passaic became a textile and metalworking center. A commercial center formed around a wharf at the foot of present-day Main Avenue.
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The village and city of Passaic were first known as Acquackanonk, believed to be either the name or a variation of the name used by the native Lenni-Lenapi Indians. “Acquackanonk Bridge” was the name used by General George Washington to identify the area in a letter he wrote in 1886 to then Governor Richard Livingston.
Being located at the head of tide water, Passaic soon became a noted shipping port for northern New Jersey, to and from which were shipped the products of the forests, fields, and mines of Hunterdon, Sussex and part of Bergen counties of this State, and of Rockland and Orange counties, New York.
Located in the State of New Jersey, The City of Passaic originated from a Dutch settlement on the Passaic River established in 1678. The settlement was named Acquackanonk and is one of the oldest cities in New Jersey.
The county derives its name from "Pasaeck", which is a native Lenape word meaning "valley". [12]
Sep 22, 2023 · 1895 - Passaic. Passaic, a city of Passaic co., N.J., pleasantly situated on a river of the same name, in Acquackanonck town ship, on the Erie Railroad, and on the Boonton Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, 11 miles N.W. of Jersey City, and 5 miles S.S.E. of Paterson.
