Washington’s Temporary Headquarters
This boulder which lay from time immemorial
on this site near the turn of the old road
marks the location of a house used by
General George Washington
as temporary headquarters
on October 26, 1780
while on march from Totowa now Paterson
to support Lafayette’s expedition against
the enemy on Staten Island.
In commemoration of that event
this tablet is erected
by the Eagle Rock Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
and the
Montclair Chapter
Sons of the American Revolution
October 26, 1922
“Eternal Vigilance is the price of Liberty”
Marker is at the intersection of Valley Road (County Route 621) and Claremont Avenue (County Route 654), on the right when traveling south on Valley Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
