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Good calculations, Guy! Your comment about the station’s location vis-à-vis Burr’s Mill Road or Beebe Lane is why I indicated you should move your marker eastward on the 1931 aerial in a previous posting. But the full drawing will clear up any doubts!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Bob (and Guy): I will post more of the drawing after I copy the entire sheet. Meanwhile, the deed for the property indicated it was so many feet from a monument in the center of the Bozarthtown-Burrs Mill Road, which, I do not believe, is the same as the modern Burrs Mills Road. Hence, the...

Doug: Does this mean you have more than one photo of the place? Or, is the image originally posted not the full photograph? Please post whatever you have available!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Doug: That is GREAT documentation you found!! I suspect that the Gulf signage represents either the previous or subsequent products dispensed at that location. Since the words “Davis Grove” are on the roof of the small building, I would guess Gulf to be the previous product dispensed since...

Bob, Doug, Guy, et al.: I have several books ordered from the storage center in Westampton, so I WILL be returning to the Burlington County Clerk’s Office this week. When I go back—probably today or tomorrow—I will photocopy the entire drawing depicting the Davis Grove filling station and...

Looks like the Sorcerer’s Stone! You guys wouldn’t be apprentices, would you???? :ninja: If so, you better get control of those mops and buckets before they go crazy! :colbert: Best regards, Jerseyman

Sounds good, Guy! While we are at it, I will show the ropes vis-à-vis title-searching. Then you’ll be qualified to do so just about anywhere! We’ve been talking about doing this training for a long time—so this coming July is the time to “get ’er done.” Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: No, not really. In fact, I remember thinking to myself how few structures existed east of Davis Grove. The draftsmen who prepared the SHD drawings depicted almost nothing except trees, foilage, and vegetation adjacent to the roadway east of the filling station and even more so east of...

Guy: I have now examined every drawing for Route 40 in Burlington County and also west to Kings Highway in Camden County. I noted numerous service stations, farmsteads, dwellings, roadstands, and eating establishments along the roadway during my research. Obviously, I only photocopied...

Guy: Thanks for this information! I will be very interested to learn of his response to your inquiry and whether he has a sense of what you are referring to. Let me know what he says. Meanwhile, keep sending in those cards and letters, kids!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Mark: You are correct! While digitization projects are ongoing at a rapid pace, there is so much material out there to be scanned that I do not think our generation will ever out-live the need for good old-fashioned research using paper-based source material. Besides, the chase is often...

Doug: The greatest token of appreciation you can give all of those who participated in this effort is to continue posting messages in these forums! With the familial history embodied in your surname, you can provide a unique perspective on many topics discussed here. And then there’s the...

Guy: I wholeheartedly concur with your sentiments. Nothing like a good mystery to liven up the forums and generate a high level of interest!! And despite being perceived as your Google, I learn new things every day and will never stop such an important “programming” activity!! I guess you...

Guy: Thank you for putting this effort into its proper perspective. While I may have done the legwork and identified the proper drawing depicting the Davis Grove filling station, everyone who posted in this thread played a role in uncovering the proper identification and location of this...

Enoch: I think the photograph dates to sometime between 1932 and 1938. Trailhead00 found a website that appears to date the “Gulf” sign to 1936 or after. I agree with you—I think the pumps and small office building/store predate the house, which is why the pumps are from and earlier era...

Bob: I am humbled by your words and I thank you for them. To be perfectly honest, there are times when I feel like a Sherlock Holmes while researching a place or topic. Currently, I am conducting research on a small Black church in Mount Laurel Township and I am totally amazed at all of the...

Thanks, Jeff! Yes, I thought this was close-by the area you described, although I knew it was on the opposite side of the road. Best regards, Jerseyman

Banjo: I concur—this has truly been a lot of fun for me. I’m just glad I had other reasons to visit the Burlington County Clerk’s Office to find the information!! Cheers to you, Ben! :guinness: Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: My take on the 1931 flyovers is to move your marker a short distance east. Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: I have a feeling the Mr. Davis may have constructed the house as a rental property, although I can’t be certain of that. Best regards, Jerseyman