Baylor Massacre memorial ceremony canceled due to weather

October 9, 2026 Pascack Press
Left: The Dragoons were mounted troops adept at fighting both on horseback on on foot. Baylor’s troops wore regimental colors of blue and white, as seen here. Middle: After nearly 190 years, dragoons are unearthed in 1967. Right: A portrait of Lt. Col. George Baylor, who was just 26 at the time of the massacre that would come to bear his name. He received a bayonet wound to the lung, but survived.
Left: The Dragoons were mounted troops adept at fighting both on horseback on on foot. Baylor’s troops wore regimental colors of blue and white, as seen here. Middle: After nearly 190 years, dragoons are unearthed in 1967. Right: A portrait of Lt. Col. George Baylor, who was just 26 at the time of the massacre that would come to bear his name. He received a bayonet wound to the lung, but survived.

RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Baylor Massacre Memorial Ceremony scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Baylor Massacre Burial Site in River Vale has been canceled due to anticipated inclement weather, Bergen County officials announced.

The ceremony, part of the county’s Bergen250 initiative commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary, was organized in partnership with the Borough of River Vale, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The event will not be rescheduled this year. County officials said the annual commemoration will resume in 2027, continuing efforts to recognize Bergen County’s role in the American Revolution and honor the Continental soldiers killed in the 1778 Baylor Massacre.

The county apologized for any inconvenience and thanked residents and participating organizations for their understanding.