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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58O_jacob-j-zabriskie-house_Paramus-NJ.html
Built c. 1826, this house combines the Federal style of architecture with that of the earlier Dutch Colonial. Erected by Jacob J. Zabriskie on the site of an earlier home, the farmhouse remained in the Zabriskie family for 132 years.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58N_one-room-schoolhouse_Paramus-NJ.html
This sturdy old frame building is a landmark in the community, having served Paramus residents in various ways. Originally School No. 26 of Midland Township, it was converted into a borough hall when Paramus Borough was formed in 1922. In 1959 it …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58M_terhune-van-dien-house_Paramus-NJ.html
Built about 1795 by Henry S. Terhune in "Old Paramus" on land owned by the Terhune family since 1707. the two-hundred acre farm extended for over a mile between the Saddle River and Sprout Brook. In 1853 the house was inherited by Terhune's grands…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM589_dunkerhook-road_Paramus-NJ.html
This old colonial lane was named Dunkerhook meaning Dark Corner by the Dutch who settled the area in the early 18th century. Along this road, the Zabriskie family, who bought the land from the Indians in 1702, built houses and a school for the use…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM588_sluckup_Paramus-NJ.html
In Revolutionary days this area of Paramus was known by the unusual name of Sluckup. The name was derived from a local legend. A Dutch farmer hung his shirt on a nearby fence while working in his field. When he saw the shirt disappear into the mou…
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