Editing Ramsey, New Jersey (section)

== History ==
Before European settlement, the area that became Ramsey was occupied by the [[Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States]].

The most noteworthy local historical site is the Old Stone House, which is, as its name describes, both old and constructed of stone, though its construction materials in the early 1700s also included hog's hair.<ref>[http://ramseyhistorical.org/history/ History], Ramsey Historical Association. Accessed October 6, 2019.</ref> It was originally a Dutch farmhouse and served as a tavern during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].<ref name=NYT1991/> Legend has it that [[Aaron Burr]] slaked his thirst at this site, on his way to courting the woman who would become his wife in [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]].<ref name=NYT1960>[https://www.nytimes.com/1960/04/03/archives/jerseyans-save-colonial-house-oncedoomed-building-will-open-today.html "Jerseyans Save Colonial House; Once-Doomed Building Will Open Today as Historical Museum in Ramsey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 3, 1960. Accessed October 6, 2019.</ref> The structure opened as a historic site in 1960 with a display of antique pitchers.<ref name=NYT1960/>

Ramsey is named after Peter J. Ramsey, a 19th-century landowner who died {{circa|1854}}, who had sold the land that in 1848 became the site of a railroad station called "Ramsey's Station".<ref>Van Valen, James M. [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog/page/198/mode/2up ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co.; 1900. p. 199. Accessed January 20, 2024. "The most important village in the township is Ramsey, so named from Peter J. Ramsey, the original owner of the land."</ref><ref>[https://ramseyhistory.org/2014/12/ramseys-station/ Ramsey’s Station],Postcards of Historical Ramsey, NJ, December 6, 2014. Accessed January 20, 2024. "While it would be years before it became its own Borough on March 10, 1908, the Bergen County Atlas of 1876 does include an inset in its map of Hohokus Township entitled ‘Ramsey’s Station’, referring to the train station built on land acquired from Peter J. Ramsey."</ref><ref name=NYT1991>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/19/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-ramsey.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Ramsey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 19, 1991. Accessed September 21, 2015. "The roots of the northern New Jersey borough date to 1848, when the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad opened a line to connect Paterson with ferries crossing the Hudson River to New York. One stop along the way was named Ramsey's, after Peter J. Ramsey, a farmer who sold the land for the station to the railroad."</ref><ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-ramsey-nj-small-town-life-survives-the-pressures.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Ramsey, N.J.; Small-Town Life Survives the Pressures"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 7, 2003. Accessed December 2, 2020. "The Paterson and Ramapo Railroad, seeking a route to Jersey City, where passengers could board a ferry to New York, bought the right of way through 60 acres of land owned by a businessman named Peter J. Ramsey. The train station was known as Ramsey's Station; the name was shortened to Ramsey when the borough was incorporated in 1908."</ref>