Visit event page: www.bergencountyhistory.org/events
Our capital campaign is underway! Our goal to build a 3,750 square foot state-of-the-art Visitor Center building that will serve as the gateway to Historic New Bridge landing is in sight! We need your help to fund our initiative. The Historic New Bridge Landing experience will begin at the new visitor center and introduce guests our 13-acre historic landmark site noted for its enduring significance in history. HNBL is known for its pivotal role in the American Revolution, Jersey Dutch colonial history and the histories of Indigenous People, enslaved individuals, free black people and indentured servants associated with the site.
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Some favorite views
~ FEATURED EVENTS ~
The grounds are open to the public, dawn-to-dusk (free.)
The historic buildings are only open for events. We do charge for events, 100% goes to our mission. Please visit our event page for the latest and greatest info.
History Scavenger Hunt Challenge at Historic New Bridge Landing
FUN FOR STUDENTS! New metal signs installed 2/19/23! Find the 12 QR code signs at HNBL. Focus your camera phone on the QR code and a link to a 2-minute video will pop up. Tap other QR code (only one time) to click your answer in multiple choice for each sign question. When finished with the list, tap the submit button. You will receive feedback & a history certificate of completion by email in a few days. More info.
New Bridge served as a battleground, fort, encampment ground, military headquarters, and intelligence-gathering post in every year of the American Revolution. The Steuben House, a state historic site, is the only extant building remaining from the 1776 Retreat through Bergen County, the Retreat to Victory. The house was Washington's HQ while 14,000 soldiers camped nearby for 2 weeks in 1780. The State of New Jersey invited the Bergen County Historical Society to make its HQ here in 1939.
The Bergen County Historical Society is the largest landowner at Historic New Bridge Landing and the largest historical society in New Jersey. Our collections were begun in 1902 when the organization was founded. They represent the largest collection of artifacts and documents reflecting Bergen County History.
Videos Selections:
Historian Kevin W. Wright on "These are The Times that Try Men's Souls."
Filmed in the Steuben House, May 2015 by MidBergenCommunities.
We lost Kevin in October 2016.
About BCHS Collection Artifact:
An article on our Charleville Musket makes the U.S. Army's website:
"Army technicians at Picatinny help unravel mystery of Rev War Musket"
This link goes to an off-site webpage.
New Museum Building Donors:
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Bergen County History
The Bergen County Historical Society welcomes those who wish to support our mission which is to collect and preserve data and objects of significance to the history of the United States and to Bergen County in particular, while promoting historical awareness through our programming and publications. We are an independent, volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. 100% of your donation goes to our mission.
Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street, River Edge, NJ