Historical Marker

Polifly

On Terrace Ave. just west of ramp loading down to Route 2 at Hasbrouck Heights, on plot of land adjoining old Colonial mansion. · Westwood · Bergen

New Jersey marker

Inscription

Nov. 21, 1776, George Washington and his troops passed through Polifly, now Hasbrouck Heights, on their retrat from Hackensack, turning on Washington Place toward Passaic. August, 1783, Washington used this route from Newburg to Princeton.

Location

AddressOn Terrace Ave. just west of ramp loading down to Route 2 at Hasbrouck Heights, on plot of land adjoining old Colonial mansion.
CityWestwood
CountyBergen
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates40.975610, -74.052180

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