Lecture: Hidden on Closter Mountain

Name: Lecture: Hidden on Closter Mountain
Start: 2025-10-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Bergen County Historical Society

Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey

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Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

Bergen County Historical Society

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Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm (EDT)

Bergen County Historical Society

1201-5 Main St, River Edge, New Jersey, United States

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Lecture: Hidden on Closter Mountain

Learn about the history of enslaved people in New Jersey and those who were able to create a thriving Freedman Community along the Palisades. Public Historian Francesca Costa will delve into her own research into this community and share stories about the people who called Closter Mountain home.

For more info: https://www.bergencountyhistory.org/events

For our full Calendar of Events: https://www.njpalisades.org/programs/

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Lecture: Hidden on Closter Mountain

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm