Presidents' Day Rocks in the Reservation
A visit to Washington Rock in South Mountain Reservation is the way to celebrate the day.
On a beautifully sunny — albeit chilly — day like today, could there be any better way to celebrate Presidents' Day than by heading up to Washington Rock in the South Mountain Reservation? You'll find the rock at the end of the roadway on Crest Drive. Park where vehicular traffic ends at the old deer paddock/the new dog park area and enjoy a leisurely walk, run or bike ride down to the site. Back during the Revolutionary War, Beacon Signal Station 9 was located at the site of the rock. It was one of 23 beacons built by General Washington to observe British troop movements quartered on Staten Island and New York City. This from the Essex County Parks website: It was from this outlook that, on June 23, 1780, Essex County and Newark Militia …
