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Mark: Thank you for your kind words, but I am ever the student. I really enjoy imparting historical information to others, fostering a greater understanding of the past that surrounds us all. I enjoyed reading your thoughts about how modern transportation systems have disconnected people...

Folks: Based on a photograph my brother just sent me, it appears that people who are sick of all the snow have formed a vigilante mob and are taking matters into their own hands: Keep an eye on your neighbors and be careful out there! Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: The building depicted on the pin is the old Adams Meeting House or Oak Grove Church, founded in 1793. Here is a website with some history of the building: http://nj.searchroots.com/Gloucesterco/oldstone.html Note that the ending date on the pin is 1976. Bicentennial fever swept...

Fabulous, John—just fabulous that you found the bridge and photo-documented the dedication plaque from this remnant of the old road system in Chews Landing!! I’m glad you didn’t have any trouble other than parking. Prior to 1936, this bridge provided a crossing over the North Branch of Big...

In addition to the sources you cite above, Spungman, you can also look at several threads on cedar mining right here on the forums, including this one: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=5202 Best regards, Jerseyman

KK: That is great news!! I am looking forward to meeting you and seeing all my old and new friends from here at this event! :dance: :dance: :dance: Best regards, Jerseyman

John: Glad you enjoyed the information! You did not see any railroad crossing signs in the display of New Jersey State Highway Department official signs because the state required the various railroad companies to manufacture these signs and erect them at their own expense. By law, the...

My mistake, Guy—the land devised for the park stood at Albertson and Evesham avenues, as your map so clearly delineates. My bifocals interferred with the proper viewing of the source material: the word “Magnolia” was located immediately underneath “Evesham” in the newspaper article and I read...

Guy: The Albertson family, of Dutch ancestry, predated the Irish Quakers coming to settle the Newton Colony (1681) and Arawames, now Gloucester City (1682). Even noted local historians of the past—including John Clement—could not establish a firm date for the family’s arrival here in what...

Very nice work, John! The names found on both of the bridge dedication plaques you photographed indicate that the Camden County Board of Chose Freeholders funded the construction of these two bridges. Camden County Engineer John Jarrett Albertson became widely known for his roadway and...

George: Nice to see you having some fun, my friend! I am sure you enjoyed being with the young’uns out in the cold, fresh air and just kickin’ back. You need more of such activities!! Best regards, Jerseyman

According to a small article in the Burlington County Times today, authorities found Ms Meyers in an undisclosed location in Waterford Township. Perhaps some of our members in Pestletown caught sight of her? :rolleyes: Jerseyman

It appears the woman is suicidal: http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times/bct_news_details/article/2465/2010/january/25/evesham-police-looking-for-missing-woman.html Jerseyman

Jim: Here is some quick history of Tindall’s Island: Tyndall’s or Tindall’s Island, takes its name from Richard Tindall, its first English owner. Tindall arrived in the New World in 1678 and established his primary plantation as Tindall’s Bowery in the Mannington Precinct, Salem County...

Thanks for providing the modern image of the furnace site! I see it features the usual mound of detritus. Best regards, Jerseyman

Spungman: I concur with your first supposition about the image being taken from the ramp side of the furnace. If you look closely at the top of the stack, you can see what appears to be a cantilevered appendage, which would be the charging platform. I think I see at least one vertical wooden...

c1nj: The post card shows the furnace stack and the view is probably from the back side of the structure. It has the appearance of a peeled-back onion because locals began stripping the brick and stone to build other structures—an inexpensive way to gain good quality materials! Best...

Ætna Furnace, Tuckahoe Folks: I just received a recent acquisition from ebay and I thought I would share it with all of you: Best regards, Jerseyman

Chris: I forgot to provide you with the description of the horned snake on Irish Hill that I mentioned to you sometime ago. Here is that short article: The Friend, Seventh-Day, Eleventh Month 14, 1846, page 64. Horned Snake. Joseph Cook, living near Mount Ephraim, Camden county, N...

Chris: Once the home to manumitted slaves, Guineatown stood behind the old Montecello Motor Inn (now a Ho-Jo Express). A sandpit that became known as Lake Campanell destroyed a goodly portion of the small community that once existed there, but you can still catch glimpses of the area’s Pine...