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I figure many of you will find this map of interest, This is a map of Joseph Wharton's intended plan to dam up many of the rivers and lakes under his control in his "Wharton Tract." The red lines mark out a system of canals and piping that would be used to ship the natural water into the...

Boyd, It is possible that this lake was a result as some of Joseph Whartons plans in the late 19th century to dam up different waterways in the Pine Barrens in an attempt to sell the water into Philadelphia and Camden. I have attached a map of Wharton's proposed map from 1891, in the area...

I tend to have that effect on these forums haha!

It was most likely rolled down the hill right near the mill race, but by whom I do not know.

It appears I am a little late to this conversation, haha. If I'm thinking of the same photo, as part of the HABS collection, it is labeled as a piece of slag at Batsto. However, it was mislabeled as Batsto and is most definitely from Atsion. Behind the slag, you have the large stone wall of...

There are more evening tours scheduled for August!

Atsion Mansion Evening Tours Return this April! If you missed the evening tours in January, April is your month to see the Atsion Mansion at sunset!

These are incredible photos, thank you! The mansion is open again this month for evening tours, every Friday at 6pm and 7pm!

Digging through Census Records and Richards Family papers, I am able to share 5 names and connect them to serving under the Richards Family while in residence at the Atsion Mansion. 1840 Federal Census William Nelson (30) Colored Margaret Okie (35) Colored Catharine Green (20) Benjamin Taylor...

This would actually be a good example of what the Atsion Mansion garden would have looked like in the 1830s. When I went up to research the Samuel Richards papers, I learned that Richards hired a gardener to tend to his Philadelphia garden and Atsion garden.

While researching more on the Raleigh Family and their era at Atsion, I came across a newspaper article from October 23, 1879 that reports:

Might be a little late to the conversation haha, but it appears this photo shows the wooden frame building off to the left to be the old icehouse for the Mansion and General Store. The overgrowth in front of the mansion are what remains of the English Garden from the Richards Era. The garden...

Joseph Wharton did lol