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46er: The only protection offered through being listed on the National Register of Historic Places is against a government entity taking the building and demolishing it without due process. For a private owner, the National Register is simply a source of pride and a new owner could purchase the...

Guy: The map available on the Library of Congress website and Historic Mapworks website is the preliminary 1858 edition of the map that Parry, Sykes & Earl produced in the finished edition in 1859. While the one available digitally is vertical, the finished edition displays horizontally. Many...

Dogg57: As noted in the newspaper article you so kindly provided, the Wilson Line steamer CITY of CAMDEN carried the dignitaries to the new Trenton Municipal Marine Terminal, a facility constructed under the aegis of the South Jersey Port Commission. The Wilson Line had the CITY of CAMDEN...

ericsanjuan: Welcome to the forums! I’m sure you will find much to like here. I hope you don’t mind a gentle correction, but the terms dirigible and blimp are not interchangeable. A dirigible is a rigid airship, meaning it has a complete set of frames, into which are hung large gasbags. A...

On the roof of the building to the left of Lamberton Street, the lettering reads “Bottling Department.” The lettering on the wall of the main plant reads “Trenton Hygeia Ice Company,” which is the first plant to occupy this corner. Best regards, Jerseyman

Geez, Gibby—I am certainly glad you mentioned the picket fence! I quickly realized that I had scanned the wrong brewery off the page. Take another look at my message above and you will see the correct brewing facility now depicted. Best regards, Jerseyman

MuckSavage: We have discussed “Trap Streets” on the forums before. Please check these two threads: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/bombing-range-road.7155/#post-84504 and http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/mary-ann-forge.6335/#post-75765 Best regards, Jerseyman

MuckSavage: Trap streets are fictitious streets that map publishers place in their maps in an effort to “trap” copyright infringement. Type “Trap Street” into Google and you will find numerous articles on the subject. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gibby: While I am not attempting a hostile takeover of this thread, the mentions of the Champale plant, which I passed everyday back in the 1970s when I worked in Trenton, led me to scan this image from 1900: The “old Hog Island” cranes, as you call them, date to the construction of the...

I think Google inserts these planes in their imagery in the same way map publishers insert “trap streets.” Here is the best plane I have found to-date: Go to 40.005922,-75.005639 and then zoom all the way in to see the shimmering plane. Very close to home, too! Best regards, Jerseyman

46er: While you are correct that Thanksgiving did not become an official national holiday until Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 presidential proclamation, most states did set aside a day during the fall—with each state announcing its own date—for a Thanksgiving celebration. During the American War for...

David: If you are friends with Lord Whimsy, what more do you need? This bon vivant and raconteur of nature and the realm of man will always be the Affect Provincial! He is such a magnificent idler. Please offer his Lordship my humble and kind regards! Best regards, Jerseyman

And now for something truly refreshing and entertaining: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITeuaqcpckc Best regards, Jerseyman

Wow—I did not know that Australia produced a wine that tasted like SPAM! What will they think of next? Best regards, Jerseyman

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/courierpostonline/obituary.aspx?n=pickett-b-russell&pid=154412534 Requiescat in pace. With sympathy, Jerseyman

You mean Wile E. Coyote has a mapping operation? Wow--first jet-powered roller skates and now internet mapping! What will he think of next? He truly is a super genius! Best regards, Jerseyman

Gibby: I found myself dissatisfied with my response to you yesterday, so after conducting some additional research in my library, I can tell you that Mason employed a rubber ring seal from the inception of his invention. The zinc lid still provided a vacuum seal when the canner inserted the...

Andy: Check message no. 4 above; Manumuskin reports there are some foundations there. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gibby: John L. Mason was a tinsmith by trade, so the whole thought behind inventing the Mason Jar was to form threads on the neck on to which a zinc lid could be screwed. The vacuum formed by placing the lidded jars in hot water was enough to create an air-tight seal. Best regards, Jerseyman

Al: You are thinking of Charles K. Landis, not John Landis Mason. I am not certain of any direct familial connection between the two men. Mason was actually born in the area that became Vineland, but long before Landis established the community. Be careful when reading anything by Mints—she...