Hackensack’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Hackensack. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The earliest known inhabitants of the area were the Lenni Lenape, an Algonquian people who became known to settlers as 'the Delaware Indians.' They lived along a river they called Achinigeu-hach, or "Ackingsah-sack", which translates to stony ground—today this river is more commonly known by the name 'the Hackensack River.' A representation of Chief Oratam of the Achkinhenhcky appears on the Hackensack municipal seal. The most common explanation is that the city was named for the Native American tribe, though other sources attribute it to a Native American word variously translated as meaning "hook mouth", "stream that unites with another on low ground", "on low ground" or "land of the big snake", while another version described as "more colorful than probable" attributes the name to an inn called the "Hock and Sack".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hackensack’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hackensack’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHackensack 1896, 1896: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hackensack
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Hackensack, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hackensack 1896 (1896) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.