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When the Dutch settled in the
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Meadowlands links
- MERI Library Blog
- A: Meadowlands Environment Center
- B: William D. McDowell Observatory
- Bergen County Historical Society
- C: Trails, Greenways and Marinas
- D: Meadowlands pontoon-boat, canoe and walking tours
- E: Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute
- F: Wetlands information
- G: Convention and Visitors Bureau
- H. Meadowlands Conservation Trust
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Local, Regional & State History Links
NJMC DIRECTIONS (Click on name)
- DeKORTE PARK, Lyndhurst
- MILL CREEK MARSH, Secaucus
- DISPOSAL ROAD, AMVETS CARILLON, start of Saw Mill Creek Trail, North Arlington
- HARRIER MEADOW, North Arlington
Directions take you to the AMVETS Carillon; head west approximately 100 yards to the PSE&G substation. Harrier Meadow entrance is just to the west of substation; park along road but do not block truck access to the PSE&G site or the gate to Harrier Meadow.. - RIVER BARGE PARK & MARINA, Carlstadt
Directions take you to Outwater Lane in Carlstadt. Follow Outwater Lane to end for the River Barge Park & Marina. - LAUREL HILL COUNTY PARK, Secaucus
- RIDGEFIELD NATURE CENTER, Ridgefield
- MILL CREEK POINT & SECAUCUS HIGH SCHOOL BOARDWALk, Secaucus
The Secaucus High School Marsh Boardwalk runs along the river. You can launch kayaks and canoes at the free launch ramp at Mill Creek Point. - SCHMIDT'S WOODS, Secaucus
Entrance to Schmidt's Woods is roughly 100 yards to the west on Millridge Road. - SKEETKILL CREEK MARSH, Ridgefield
After turning onto Pleasant View Terrace West, go about 100 yards, and marsh entrance will be on your left. - MONK PARAKEETS, Ridgefield
When you reach Railroad Avenue, head south under Hendricks Causeway Bridge. Park car near the bridge and listen; Monk Parakeets live in nests on underside of the bridge. - KEARNY FRESH-WATER MARSH, Kearny
Camman Drive is the road the loops around Gunnell Oval; the marsh is to the east of the easternmost corner of the drive. You can launch kayaks and canoes at this location. - Mehrhof Pond. Little Ferry
Public access to Mehrhof Pond will be on your right, in the cyclone-fenced area. Just go through the gate. The BCUA property is straight ahead. Unless a group has obtained advance permission, the site is off-limits to the public because of security concerns. - Losen Slote Creek Park, Little Ferry
On Mehrhof Road, turn right just before the DPW garage. Plenty of parking straight ahead and to the right.
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2012 Events Calendar
What's in a Name Wednesdays
06/16/2010
What's In a Name Wednesday: Lyndhurst
05/05/2010
WHAT'S-IN-A-NAME WEDNESDAY: 050510
Today,
we are launching "What's in a Name Wednesday?" on the Meadowlands History Blog to give
you some historical background on how local places, landmarks, and
geographical features got their name.
Thanks much to the Meadowlands Commission's Parks Department for providing this nifty feature.
What better place to begin than the Hackensack River?
The Hackensack River’s modern name may stem from one of two Lenape phases: Hackink Saquik, meaning “a stream that unites with another on low ground” or Hocquan Sakuwit, meaning “hooked mouth of a river.”
Both reference the River’s curving junction with the Passaic River at Newark Bay.
The name may also be derived from the Lenape
word, Hackingh, meaning “land of the
pipe” from the clay material found in the meadows and used in pipe making.
(Reference:
Fields of Sun & Grass by John
Quinn)
1871 Harper's Map
