Eagle Rock Reservation is a 408.33 acre (1.7 km²) forest reserve and recreational park located primarily in West Orange, New Jersey, Montclair, New Jersey, and Verona, New Jersey. The land is owned and adminstered by the Essex County, New Jersey Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Map of West Orange Township in Essex County West Orange is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Montclair Township in Essex County Montclair is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Verona Township in Essex County Verona is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1682 Seat Newark Area - Total - Water 336 km² (130 mi²) 9 km² (3 mi²) 2. ...
On October 20, 2002, Essex County Executive James W. Treffinger along with a slew of local residents and dignitaries dedicated a section of the reservation--which overlooks the Manhattan skyline--to a memorial built in honor of those killed during the September 11 attack. The names of every local Essex County resident who was killed at the World Trade Center or on the two planes that crashed into the twin towers are permanently inscribed in a marble memorial. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... The World Trade Center in New York City (sometimes informally referred to as the WTC) was a complex of seven buildings designed by Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki and leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south...