Dublin Core
Title
Tribute to Minute Men, Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Passaic, NJ)
Date
1924-05-30
Contributor
Elena Koestel
Type
Site
Identifier
2546
Date Issued
1924-05-30
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
HMDB
Spatial Coverage
current,40.855183,-74.122050;
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Tribute to Minute Men, Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Passaic, NJ)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Tribute_to_Minute_Men,_Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(Passaic,_NJ)
CINE only
true
Monument Type
Plaque
Material
Fieldstone - unknown type
Inscription
In memory of the Minute Men of 1776 and the soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War and especially of Captain John H. Post who lies buried here and whose destruction of Acquacknonk Bridge saved General Washington’s army from capture in its retirement from Fort Lee to this spot on November 21, 1776.
In Memoriam
The soldiers and sailors of the Civil War for the preservation of the Union and of the other wars of our country who lie buried in this park which was formerly the cemetery of the Protestant Reformed Dutch Church at Acquacknonk.
May 30, 1924
State
New Jersey
County
Passaic
Affiliation
Union
City
Passaic
Location Type
City