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History

In 1675, Bergen was part of Essex, Monmouth and Middlesex counties In 1683, Bergen was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly. At the time of its creation, Bergen County's territory also included Hudson County (formed in 1840), and portions of Passaic County (formed in 1837). In 1852, the Erie Railroad began operating major rail services from Jersey City on the Hudson River to points north and west via leased right-of-way in the county. This became known as the Erie Main Line, and is still in use for passenger service today. In 1931, the George Washington Bridge was completed, linking Fort Lee to Manhattan. In 1955, the U.S. Army created a Nike Missile station at Campgaw Mountain for the defense of the New York Metro from strategic bombers. Bergen County is one of the last remaining areas of the country in which blue laws are still in effect. This means that nearly all businesses in the county are closed on Sundays.

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This Bergen County website page is for History, Facts, Archives, Records, Museums, Exhibits, Documents, Genealogy, Libraries, Historians, Research, Historic Preservation, Ancestry and Statistics in Bergen County, Allendale, Alpine, Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho Ho Kus, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Mahwah, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Palisades Park, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, River Edge, River Vale, Rivervale, Rochelle Park, Rockleigh, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Saddle River, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Tenafly, Teterboro, Township of Washington, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Wallington, Westwood, Wood Ridge, Woodcliff Lake and Wyckoff. Places of interest in Bergen County include Meadowlands Racetrack, Teterboro Airport, Aviation Hall of Fame, Submarine USS Ling NJ Naval Museum, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fort Lee, Giants Stadium, Felician College, Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Bergen County Zoological Park , NJ Children's Museum, McFaul Wildlife Center and The Hermitage.