Many people who live in Hackensack do not realize the unique place in history this town has concerning the history of the United States. Very few places in America will have a recorded date of a church as early as 1686. When you look up at the First Reformed Church known as "The Church on the Green" located across the street from the County Court House, it has a stone above the door which has engraved in it: When facing the Church to the left of the front doors a stone in the Churche's structure is engraved with the name Henry Berry 1791. That was the year the Church was rebuilt. The part of the Church's cemetery which is to the left of the Church when facing it about 100 feet from the corner, is where the gravestone for Enoch Poor is located. Enoch Poor was buried there in 1780, 94 years after the Church organized in 1686. The Stone Tablet which marks his grave has odd grammar and lettering because of tools and space on the stone states:
AGED 44 YEARS WASHINGTON, LAFAYETTE AND A PORTION |
Click here to view The Statue and Grave Stone Photos of Enoch Poor |
Click here to view The Record Better Living section from September 18, 2014 |
Background image of the Statue of Brigidier General Enoch Poor in Hackensack, New Jersey obtained from: http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/hero-of-the-revolution-is-buried-in-hackensack-1.1090808?page=all |