Paramus
The Indian name given this community by its Dutch settlers means “fields of wild turkeys”. A fertile farming area, Paramus was familiar ground to both the British and American armies during the Revolution. Formerly a part of Midland Township, Paramus became an incorporated borough in 1922.
Marker is at the intersection of North Farview Avenue and Sweetbriar Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Farview Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
