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the rock had substantial historical value. Later, they decided to construct the road to go around the landmark rock and to transfer the deed for the land on which the rock resides to the borough. In
October of that year, work was undertaken to support the base of the Glen Rock with additional stonework and wide cement walkway was added to improve the quality of the area.
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to form a new municipality, calling it the "Borough of Glen Rock" after the glacial erratic within its newly formed borders. The rock was used as a reference point in Native
American land deeds that were still on the books as late as 1912. As of 1928, the rock was the only remaining fixed marker that
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Historic Sites had disappeared, having been stolen from its location next to the glacial erratic. A replica of the original sign, which contained information on the boulder's history, was created and screwed onto a seven-foot-tall pole constructed
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streets near the boulder. The soil removal revealed the boulder's massive size. In 1912, the Glen Rock was threatened with destruction due to the ongoing roadwork in the borough. Developers initially desired to destroy the boulder, though they faced public outcry from borough residents who felt that
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The plaque fixed on the rock bears the names of five individuals from the borough who died during the First World War, as well as the names of eighty-nine others who honorably served in combat. The Glen Rock is located across from the home of Peter Ebbert, the first resident of the borough to have
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Borough of Glen Rock. In 1964, the New Jersey State Office of Historic Sites designated the Glen Rock as a historical landmark and placed a commemorative sign beside the war memorial. In 1969, on the 75th anniversary of the Borough of Glen Rock's
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179:, though the rock has granitic aspects. The Glen Rock measures forty-four feet wide, twenty-two feet high, and twelve feet long. The boulder weights 570 tons and is the largest glacial erratic found atop Triassic bedrock in the state of New Jersey.
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Later, as colonists arrived to the region, they used the rock as a landmark for their trails. The rock, referred to as "Big Rock at Small Lots" by early colonists, began serving as a landmark used in the division of land in
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to deter vandals in 1985. The replacement sign was stolen in April 1986, recovered by Glen Rock police in
October 1986, and subsequently welded to the pole to discourage future sign thieves.
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