It is best to park on Columbus Avenue, and than walk across River Road to see the monument. If you walk beyond the moment, a short walking path will take you to a scenic view of the river.
The American army passed by this spot before they crossed the Acquackanonk Bridge over the Passaic River. [1]
According to the Garfield NJ website:
"The Post Ford Monument, standing on River Drive near Columbus Avenue, marks the site where British and Hessian soldiers crossed the Passaic River from Garfield on November 26, 1776 in pursuit of Washington’s army. In 1935, Francis L. Fuscaldo was principal of Public School No. 4 and spearheaded a drive to create a permanent marker at the site. Pupils at the school collected pennies to pay for construction materials as volunteers gathered stones from the riverbank and labored to construct the nine-foot-high monument. The iron plaque affixed to the monument reads Post Ford – Frequently used by both armies during the Revolutionary War.” [2]
Sources:
1.^ Mark Di Ionno A Guide To New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail ( New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2000) p.19
