History Comes Alive: The 1780 Battle That Shook Bergen County Unearthed at One Bergen County Plaza
photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, The “Neutral Ground” of New Jersey was anything but quiet in 1780. On April 8th, history buffs and local residents gathered at One Bergen County Plaza for a gripping installment of the Revolutionary War Roundtable Speaker Series. The evening offered an exclusive deep dive into the Battle of the Old Paramus Reformed Church, a pivotal 1780 engagement that saw nearly 1,000 combatants clash right here on Bergen County soil.
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