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STEUBEN HOUSE, RIVER EDGE HISTORICAL LANDMARKS THE HERMITAGE, HO-HO-KUS CAMP MERRITT MEMORIAL MONUMENT Knickerbocker Road and Madison Avenue, Cresskill The monument marks the center of an important World War I embarkation camp, where more than 1 million U.S. soldiers passed through on their way to and from the battlefields in Europe. CAMPBELL-CHRISTIE HOUSE The sandstone center-hall, four-room house was built in 1774 by Jacob Campbell, a mason. The house, which was moved from New Milford to River Edge in 1977 onto Bergen County Historical Society land, is open for special events by the BCHS. THE HERMITAGE 335 N. Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus (201) 445-8311, thehermitage.org Constructed in 1747, this 14-room Gothic revival home is a National Landmark. During the American Revolutionary War, the house provided shelter to Gen. George Washington and his troops, along with James Monroe, William Paterson, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Lord Stirling and the Marquis de Lafayette. HOPPER-GOETSCHIUS HOUSE MUSEUM 245 Lake St., Upper Saddle River (201) 327-6470 Built in 1793, the house is one of the oldest remaining in Upper Saddle River. The museum, located inside the home, is run by the Upper Saddle River Historical Society and offers the public history-related events throughout the year. 34 2017 EDITION | (201) WELCOME KEARNEY HOUSE STEUBEN HOUSE The oldest building in the New Jersey section of Palisades Interstate Park, the house has been a Hudson River homestead, a riverfront tavern, a park police station and a historic shrine. Today, it helps bring to life two centuries in the story of the Hudson River and those who have depended upon it for their lives and livelihoods. Listed on the New Jersey and national registers of historic places, the five-room stone cottage was built in 1752 and enlarged to present size around 1767. It was most notably used by General George Washington in September 1780, when the Continental Army encamped on the Kinderkamack Bridge. Palisades Interstate Park, Alpine Boat Basin (201) 768-1360, ext. 108 1209 Main St., River Edge (201) 487-1739 LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE WORTENDYKE BARN Built in 1893, the one-room schoolhouse has been restored as a museum by the Lyndhurst Historical Society with permanent and changing exhibits. The museum, listed as a national register landmark, is all that remains of the original 460-acre Wortendyke Farm. Exhibits include the history of the Wortendyke family farm, handmade 18th and 19th century farm implements and tools, and exhibits showing the agricultural history of Bergen County from the first settlers through the end of the 20th century. 400 Riverside Ave., Lyndhurst (201) 939-5425 13 Pascack Road, Park Ridge (201) 930-0124 > STEUBEN HOUSE: HILDI BORKOWSKI; THE HERMITAGE: MARION BROWN 1201 Main St., River Edge (201) 343-9492