World War I Memorial Park
River Road at W. Fort Lee Road, Bogota, Bergen County, NJ

History:

1642  --  Johannes Winckelman built near her a 90 foot long fur trading post and farmhouse.

during the 1643 Indian War  --  the building was protected by 5 Dutch soldiers.

1643 (September 17)  -- the building was attacked and burned to the ground by the Hackensack and Tappan Indians. 

This section of Bogota was known as "Winkelman" for many years. 

PLANT LIST:
Patrick L. Cooney, Ph. D.

Trees:
Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple)
Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven)
Morus alba (white mulberry)
Phellodendron amurense (cork tree)
Pinus strobus (white pine)
Taxus sp. (yew)
Thuja occidentalis (arbor vitae)
Tilia americana (American basswood)

Shrubs and sub-shrubs:
Hibiscus syriacus (rose-of-Sharon)
Ligustrum sp. (privet)

Vines: 
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (porcelain berry)
Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)

Herbs: 
Eupatorium rugosum (white snakeroot)
Oxalis sp. (yellow wood sorrel) 
Phytolacca americana (pokeweed) 
Plantago lanceolata (English plantain)
Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed)