Van Winkle–Fox House is located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983.
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Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,748, a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, which in turn reflected an increase of 288 from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census.
Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township. The name comes from the white oak trees in the area.
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The Van Allen House is located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1740 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973.
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Oakland Military Academy was founded in Oakland, New Jersey in the 1930s by the Sarcka family. During the 1950s, the military curriculum was discontinued, and the academy was moved to New Windsor, New York. The academic program was discontinued in the early 1970s, although the Oakland School of Horsemanship continued until about 1980, closing after the passing of John Sarcka.
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Ramapo Mountain State Forest is a 4,200-acre state forest in Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
The park offers hiking, hunting, canoeing, fishing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding and mountain biking. Several trails lead to views of the New York City skyline. The 1,417 acres Ramapo Lake Natural Area within the park has several trails to excellent views from rock outcroppings and ledges. A 120-acre mountain lake provides fishing and birdwatching.
The forest borders the Ramapo Valley County Reservation, a part of the Bergen County park system, and Ringwood State Park in Bergen and Passaic counties. It is part of a trail system which runs along the ridge of the Ramapo Mountains north through Mahwah, New Jersey and into Rockland County, New York.
The forest contains the ruins of Van Slyke Castle, a popular destination for hikers.
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The New Jersey Japanese School is a private school, Japanese school located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area. It is one of the two Japanese day schools operated by the Japanese Educational Institute of New York, a nonprofit organization which also operates two Japanese weekend school systems in the New York City area.
The school's students are primarily Japanese expatriates. It has 59 students in grades 1–9 as of August 2022 with a student-teacher ratio of 4 to 1. The goal of the school is to prepare them for the Japanese educational system when the students eventually return to Japan. It occupies space rented from the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. As of 2009 it had 90 students.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey