Baylor Massacre Burial Site
NJ - River Vale, New Jersey, USA
Rivervale Road and Red Oak Drive, River Vale, Bergen County, NJ 07675
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Consult the county for current access. Use the verified burial-ground address while keeping the dispersed attack locations separate. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Published coordinate of the Baylor Massacre burial-ground marker beside the graves; not the dispersed attack sites. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Documented parking is street parking. Restroom availability remains unverified. Exhibits refers to the outdoor interpretive panels at the burial ground, not an indoor museum. GRAVE describes the burials rather than the dispersed attack locations.
Visitor information continued October 3, 2026: The site-specific state heritage visitor guide explicitly confirms free, self-guided access, interpretive signage and street parking. Ticket Info links to those free-admission terms; it is not a paid booking page.
Visitor amenities reviewed October 3, 2026: No confirmed information was found for public restrooms. The NO entries reflect unverified provision, rather than confirmed absence. Check locally before relying on facilities.
The New Jersey Historic Trust visitor guide lists the Baylor Massacre Burial Site as free and self-guided, with interpretive signage and street parking. Follow current county access instructions and posted street restrictions. This burial-ground visit does not cover the dispersed attack sites; visitor restrooms and a daily opening schedule remain unconfirmed.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
May-June or September-October for a daylight visit along the permitted Baylor memorial route in River Vale. Confirm current county-park access and ground conditions before expecting to reach the burial interpretation.
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About Baylor Massacre Burial Site
The Baylor Massacre Burial Site remembers dragoons killed during a British surprise attack in September 1778. The memorial in River Vale preserves a burial place associated with the encounter. The soldiers' scattered quarters and the later burial site represent different parts of the event.
Bergen County protects the burial and memorial site as a historic place. Research in 1967 recovered evidence associated with burials in former tanning vats, and county acquisition supported preservation. The grounds commemorate the victims but do not encompass all the houses where the attack occurred.
History happened here at Baylor Massacre Burial Site
Before dawn on September 28, 1778, British troops attacked men of George Baylor's Third Continental Light Dragoons while they were quartered in local houses. The sleeping soldiers suffered deaths, wounds, and capture. The encounter became remembered as the Baylor Massacre.
Six men were buried in tanning vats near the Hackensack River, according to the county's interpretation. The burial place was rediscovered in the twentieth century and preserved as a memorial. Its significance lies both in the original violence and in the later recovery of a neglected wartime grave site.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs d4aff80e-207a-4eae-81b2-f6b0ad61a112; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 487.
https://bergencountynj.gov/bergen-county-department-of-parks/historic-sites/
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Published coordinate of the Baylor Massacre burial-ground marker beside the graves; not the dispersed attack sites.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=7876
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Baylor Massacre burial ground and its interpretive panels.
https://www.journeythroughjersey.com/sites/baylor-massacre-burial-site/
Prose batch 4 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Bergen County official interpretation checked. Avoid disputed total casualties. Memorial is burial site; multiple billet locations remain separate. Proof archaeological details if expanded.