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Piney Boy: Adaptation and developing a variety of skills primarily through “the school of hard knocks” (read “practical experience”) is a hallmark of our forefathers’ age. When I read a reactive text such as yours, I harken back to viewing the television series that takes place in England...

Guy: Short of doing the deed research necessary to properly identify Salter’s house and property, I don’t think anyone could pinpoint that location today. Yes, he did build Salters Ditch, which is, indeed, still there. Bill Farr was a great guy and very knowledgeable about toponyms, but...

Ben: Walking around a little bit and hopefully sticking primarily to roads and well worn paths would be fine with me—I am not interested in bringing home any souvenirs with me in the form of biting and/or skin-burrowing insects. If it rains, the mansion tour and then to the Pic should be the...

Folks: During March 1773, Charles Read sold his interest in the Atsion Forge to Henry Drinker and Abel James. A reorganization completed two weeks later gave Drinker and James a half-interest with Lawrence Salter owning the remaining moiety in the forge. After consummating this transaction...

Does anybody want any history or scanned images here or is the website referenced above enough information for everyone? Jerseyman

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Jerseyman

“I’ve fallen—and I can’t get up! “And someone has tied my electrical cord to a nearby tree!” :mrgreen: Now I know why Santa didn’t make his run in 2008! :rolleyes: Jerseyman

Welcome back, Piney Boy!! I have sorely missed our exchanges! Congratulations for landing such a dream job and I wish you all success! Best regards, Jerseyman

Bruce: Wow—another great shot of the ferryboat! Thanks for posting it!! For those who have an interest in such things, here is some information on the Burlington-Bristol ferry service and the two steamboats used in that service: Ferry service between Burlington and Bristol began in the...

Bruce: Welcome aboard and thanks for the information about your great-grandfather! That was quite a feat, to be sure!! The Delaware River had quite a reputation when it came to swimming. In Riverton, swimmers regularly dove off the steamboat/yacht club pier and swam down to Philadelphia in...

That’s great, oji! I wish I had the time to do so, but my work schedule is usually way too full for such activities. I will look forward to your handiwork on a future visit! I presume you know that Burlington County has assumed control of the land where the museum is located in a land swap...

I’ve been there many, many times, oji. In fact, I provided Mike Tamn with the copies of the original drawings for the station when he first embarked on the building’s restoration. There ARE many items of interest there—both inside and outside the station/museum. I led a tour through the place...

oji: This is a signal mast with the housing for a semaphore signal motor. Upper quadrant semaphore signals were commonplace on the Backroad. I recall seeing one in front of the now Lockheed Martin plant in Moorestown and also several of these signals guarding the abandoned interlocking for...

oji: Appears to be the four axle-mounted wheels and a much decayed frame (painted the obligatory “safety yellow”) from a manually powered section car (generally known as a hand-pumper track car). What do they have this assemblage sitting on? I can’t quite tell. Best regards, Jerseyman

Tom: The brick you inquired about dates to between 1926 and 1943. In 1926, a group of Chicago investors acquired the Sayre & Fisher holdings and separated the various business. The new owners incorporated the brick operation as “Sayre & Fisher Brick Company” in that same year and issued stock...

Not truly a newspaper article yet, but I will post a link to an obituary as soon as it becomes available online. In the meanwhile, here is the sad announcement from yesterday: It is with deep sadness that I must report that Joseph F. Petaccio Jr., Owner and President of Southern Railroad Co...

No problem, Guy—we’ll spread those plats out on the hood of my truck in the Atsion parking lot and you can either take notes or shoot photos of the info you need. The choice is yours. Best regards, Jerseyman

Hey, Guy—why don’t you plan to at least stop in at the Pic-A-Lilly after the Atsion tour? The Jerseyman will be “in da house” and he will be bringing his plats of Pasadena so you can take a look at those stone locations. It would be good to chat for a few minutes out of the heat! :words: Best...

Well—looks who’s being “holier” than thou! George warned me about you, Bob!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Jerseyman

Bob: You need to listen to LARGO because, as usual, he knows what he is talking about. You have committed a faux pas by using the term Canadian in connection with these aquatic birds. This subverted language is always incorrect! When speak specifically about this genus and species of Aves...