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https://www.nj-roots.org/index.php/counties/cumberland-county/51-the-vineland-historical-magazine/the-vineland-historical-magazine-volume-3-number-2/119-the-old-time-tar-kilns-volume-3-number-2

Oh I know that field,I thought they were speaking of a long strip

Now that's funny!

You Have one Chorus frog in there as well

I don't see it on Google Earth? Has it over grown?

Wonder how close a Carbon 14 dating of the charcoal would get? Maybe metal detecting would pick up a coin? That would give a good date.I have found one kiln with a gum tree in it that is obviously over 100 years old but gum are slow growers so the tree might be older then that?

https://delmarhistoricalandartsociety.blogspot.com/2016/07/tar-kilns.html

https://cicadas.uconn.edu/brood_10/ This brood only surfaces in Salem and Gloucester counties and at one location on Salem Cumberland line. I"ll be out next month and May listening for them.

There was a doctor once whose sink got clogged and no amount of Drano would fix it.He finally had to call the Plumber.The Plumber came over,fiddled around under the sink with a pipe wrench fifteen minutes stood up and said it's fixed,that'll be seventy five dollars. The Doctor said "Seventy Five...

Those would be white pine distinctive layered shape with five needles to a cluster

Have Hands in my geneaology. Mine were whalers from Cape May County

I have been in those shady areas many times alone.Never worried or thought about it before.Now I"m very careful when in areas alone like that and I know of a few places I will not go alone anymore.One is "The Abyss"! Another would be cutting through the heart of Great Swamp.Worse cedar snag...

The gate is Garrisons. He lives just past the gate.Don't go in that way or he will flip a biscuit.It's technically legal but He thinks that is his driveway.there are two ways in from port cumberland road.one bypasses his house to the south utilizing fries mill bridge the other is over the rr...

https://online.boydsmaps.com/#17/39.34264/-74.96420/njgin1995 another chimney here

I have dug down in several kilns and immediately find charcoal then below that I have encountered clay,looks orange but filthy black with charcoal dirt when I pulled it out.I would suspect tar might be encountered in the barrel hole if any spilled out while removing it? I know in South Carolina...

https://online.boydsmaps.com/#17/39.34931/-74.95841/njgin1995 This is Fries Mill rd https://online.boydsmaps.com/#17/39.34849/-74.96060/njgin1995 This is fries Mill settlement https://online.boydsmaps.com/#17/39.34574/-74.96279/njgin1995 This is the tavern

why are so many sawmills Y shaped trenches?

You captured that Kiln better then I seem to be able to.I think a cloudy day may help

Yes I found it later.A little more work on my file and I"ll send you updated

Boyd your crosshairs are on the old mill.It's been gone for many many years but the foundation is still there.The field to the north has a foundation in it and I forget the name of the person that lived there but have the info some where.That house was lived in right up to the 50;'s or 60';s but...