Glen Rock is named for a 570-ton boulder, believed to have been deposited by a glacier, that stands at the northern end of Rock Road, the town's main street. Called Pamackapuka, or Stone from Heaven, by the Delaware Indians, it served as a base for Indian signal fires and later as a trail marker for colonists. In 1921 a bronze plaque was installed on the rock in memory of residents who died in WWI, and it was declared a landmark by the State Office of Historic Sites in 1964.
February 2021, I started a photography project with the goal of photographing some historically significant, weird, or scenic places in New Jersey broken down by county. This blog is my collection of places, all taken on my Canon T5i Rebel with detailed descriptions.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Lambert Caste, Paterson (Passaic County)
Lambert Castle, originally called Belle Vista, is located within the Garret Mountain Reservation in Paterson. The building was built in 1892 as the home of Catholina Lambert, the owner of a prominent silk mill in the City of Paterson Constructed in the Medieval Revival architectural style, Mr. Lambert's dream was to build a home reminiscent of the castles in Great Britain. President William McKinley and Vice President Garret Hobart visited the castle in 1898. After Lambert's death in 1923, his family sold the building to the City of Paterson, which sold it to Passaic County a few years later
Tear Drop Memorial, Bayonne (Hudson County)
"To the Struggle Against World Terrorism" is a 10-story sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given to the US as a gift from the Russian government in memorial to the 9/11 attacks. It sits right at the end of the Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne.
The Hermitage, Ho-Ho-Kus (Bergen County)
The Hermitage is a Gothic Revival house built in 1847-48 in Ho-Ho-Kus from designs by architect William H Ranlett. Members of the Ronsencrantz family owned the estate between 1807 to 1970. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark for the excellence of its architecture.
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