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Glen Rock to Clean the Rock

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photos courtesy of Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society

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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society, work has begun…they have secured a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to clean and preserve our Rock!! Some work began this morning and the Society identified the survey marker used in the 1709 Ramapo Tract where the Rock was a dividing line. According to a Ramapo College history timeline, in 1720 there were only 60 people of Dutch/European descent living in all of Bergen County.

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Does the “Glen Rock” Need a Good Cleaning ?

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Glen Rock NJ,  for those of you who are new to the area , there actually  a rock in Glen Rock . The 570-ton boulder was called Pamackapuka, by the  Lenape Native Americans and was used as a trail marker as well as a place to build signal fires. Pammackapuka translated means “stone from heaven” or “stone from the sky”.

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