ENGLEWOOD LIBERTY POLE MEMORIAL
A LIBERTY POLE IS A TALL WOODEN POLE, OFTEN USED AS A TYPE OF FLAGSTAFF. THEY HAVE BEEN USED AS A SYMBOL BY MOVEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF REPUBLICANISM. IN 1767 WHEN OUR YET TO BE UNITED NATION FELT THE STIRRINGS OF REVOLUTION, FREEDOM-LOVING COLONISTS CARVED AND ERECTED THE FIRST "LIBERTY POLE." IT SERVED AS A RALLYING POINT FOR THOSE WHO OPPOSED THE BRITISH IMPOSED STAMP ACT.
SEE ALSO-ENGLEWOOD LIBERTY POLE MEMORIAL MARKER
Location
Address:
WEST PALISADE AVENUE AND LAFAYETTE AVENUE
City:
ENGLEWOOD
State:
New Jersey
Zip Code:
07631
Details
Memorial Type:
Liberty Pole Memorials
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
1976
Photograph By:
BILL COUGHLIN
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