Autumn Years Summer 2023

CLOSTER

Rich in History and Town Spirit By Tim Adriance

Closter, known as the “Historic hub of the Northern Valley,” embodies what we think of as small-town America. A munici pality since 1904, Closter covers just over three square miles. Historically, it was a large unde fined region between the Hud son and Hackensack rivers that roughly extended as far south as Englewood and as far north as Tappan, New York. Closter gets its name from the Dutch, who named the isolated location Klooster (which trans lates as “a quiet place, a monas tery or cloister”). Over time, the name was anglicized to Closter.

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