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TED GORDON Pine Barrens Historian, Botanist, Photographer, Guide 609-859-3566 pbitgordon@aol.com Used publications (many of them hard to find) will be made available at Lines-on-the Pines (March 13, 2011) or by arrangement. This is a unique opportunity for those just starting out to...

All: I am in the library working feverishly on my upcoming program. Without any windows to observe the weather or time of day, I’m perfectly happy with my rainy, runny Sunday! For those of you who must go out amongst the precipitation, here is a little traveling music for you: And...

I looked at the photograph again that Flash posted and I agree with Wolfspider05: this is absolutely a steam-powered sawmill and NOT the water-powered mill belonging to Godfrey Estlow, which obtained its motion from the Wading River. The foundation with the threaded studs projecting vertically...

Guy and Flash: Godfrey was Christopher’s father. According to the 1830 federal decennial census, Godfrey’s household comprised 1 male between age 10 and 15; 1 male between 50 and 60; 1 male between 60 and 70; 1 female between 10 and 15; 1 female between 20 and 30; and 1 female between 50 and...

Boyd: If you want to take a look at the Hartman maps upon which they based this illustration, go here: http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/surveys/Hartman/ Or, you can go up to Special Collections at Rutgers, New Brunswick, to view the originals. Best regards, Jerseyman

Boyd and Guy: Here is Doc Bisbee’s entry for Cakes Spruto: CAKES SPRUTO (Washington Township). A small mill stream which flows sout into Mullica River just west of Lower Bank. The mouth of Cakes Spruto “upon which Samuel Weeks saw mill formerly stood,” is fixed as a boundary point in the...

Ed: Go to www.RobertEmmons.com and follow the directions for placing an order. Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the location for the upcoming LINES ON THE PINES event has moved to the Frog Rock in Hammonton. This location places LINES more equidistant for most people. The food at the dinner will be served buffet-style and will please all attendees, I...

TeeGate: Based on a careful read of the story, I think the author arrived at Barnegat from New York, not Philadelphia. Hence, he did take a “Lakewood Train” from the Central’s ferry terminal in Jersey City. It appears his boss was the traveler from Philadelphia. Still, the supervisor had his...

Folks: It has been a while since I posted anything of interest, so I thought you would all enjoy the following article, dating to the turn of the twentieth century. I suspect the Nimrods among us will revel in this story about a hunting party from the past on Barnegat Bay. Best regards...

Sorry, Karl! I don’t have a link yet, but the date is 13 March 2011 at the same location: Vienna Inn in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. The start time for the event is still in flux, but should be decided soon. Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: Would everyone who plans to attend the dinner at Lines on the Pines this year please PM me concerning the menu. Thanks! Best regards, Jerseyman

Try this link instead: http://web.archive.org/web/20080408020342/http://www.phillyburbs.com/devil/jersey.shtml The writer of this guide derived most of his information from the McCloy book. McCloy derived most of his information from a scrapbook in the collection of the Camden County...

Raven: The railroad facilities at Bullock comprised only a freight station, constructed in 1885. The Central removed the building from its right-of-way by 1926. This is the singular photograph I own of the building, taken in 1916 by the Interstate Commerce Commission field inspection...

donkeydoodle: What a great way to revive a very old thread! Thanks so much for the link to those photographs. They are rare images of a bygone age and I appreciate you sharing them online! Alas, I have no additional new information to offer on the origins of Jumbo, but your photos may just...

Guy: Actually, it is his second place name book that contains the Burnt Cabin Swamp reference: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=219044106 By the way, this is an excellent price for this book in case binding with a dustjacket. I would run and not walk to the dealer to...

Al: Bob gave you some sage advice: look in Bisbee. Here is what Doc has to say: BURNT CABIN SWAMP (Bass River Township). A former swamp located on the north side of Oswego River between the mouth of Papposse Branch and Sim Place. Named prior to 1773 in a survey and found on the 1859 map...

Thanks, Ben! Marcia: I took a couple minutes to conduct some additional research. Henry Reed died while living in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County. So, it is the Monmouth County records at the New Jersey State Archives you should consult. Don't overlook the various probate files...

Marcia: You will not find a published cadastral map that early for New Egypt. However, Reed’s obituary suggests he resided in his own home at the time of his death: “At his residence near New Egypt, on May 4, 1821, in the 70th year of his age, Henry Reed. He served his country as a soldier...

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