Bergen County courthouse and gaol (jail), Hackensack

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00285
Place Type
Corrections Facility
Court
Located In
Hackensack (formerly village in New Barbadoes)
Description
The original Bergen County courthouse was built in 1715 in the village of Hackensack (now the City of Hackensack). Since that time, Hackensack has served as the county seat almost continuously, with the exception of several years during the Revolutionary War when the court had to move after the British troops burned down the courthouse. The original courthouse (and its successors) included a jail. Black people captured as suspected runaways were held at the county jail in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Locality
Hackensack
County (Modern)
Bergen County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.879226
Longitude
-74.043717
References

Bergen County Court House. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen%5fCounty%5fCourt%5fHouse.

Site of the Court-House & Jail. The Historical Marker Database. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=6872.
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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