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Guy: Thanks and amen on not discounting the memories of the older folks! While oral history has its bounds, it remains part of a comprehensive approach to documenting the past. Yes, I think we are talking Beebe Lane. They are not mile markers, Guy—they are survey station points, which...

Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed! Folks: It appears the mystery has been solved! I looked at well over 50 drawings today as I searched through the plans for widening Route 40 in Evesham, Southampton, Woodland, and Pemberton townships. I found one drawing that depicted a...

Ben: I presume you mean “distilleries” and not “breweries” here, since it requires a distillery to produce spirits and a brewery to produce alcohol from yeast-induced fermentation from grain. The Laird Distillery is a landmark in New Jersey. During the nineteenth century, there were two Laird...

Thanks, Guy! Yes, I well remember our visit to John Kay’s sawmill dam and our conversation in which Relayer and I told you all about the dumped gas station remnants on the other side of the North Branch of Cooper River. My mental recollections of that location identifies the remains as an...

Doug: You embarrass me greatly, but thank you for the kind words. Working in the local history field for the past 35 years has taught me a thing or two, so using a few tricks to elicit “missing” information I need from a census population schedule is almost mechanical at this point...

Doug: Based on the information you supplied above, I went back for a another search of the 1930 federal decennial census and I found the James family still residing in Collingswood. When the enumerator recorded them, He listed “Thomas” as the surname and “James” as the given name, which is...

Y-BUC-BILL: Here is a thread I posted back in 2006 featuring a newspaper article about Pittman: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=3308 I thought the article might interest you. Best regards, Jerseyman

It can’t hurt, Guy, it can’t hurt! I would encourage anyone who uses the iMap site and encounters the same problem with image pixelation, that you also write an email to DEP requesting they scan the original glass-plate negatives instead of the screened ones. AFAIK, I don’t think we are...

Folks: In the course of conducting research for the Davis Grove mystery, I used the DVD set in my collection of the 1931 flyover photographs—the same ones offered through the state’s iMap website. The poor quality of the images makes it very frustrating as it is extremely difficult to zoom in...

Roy: Thank you so much for responding to this thread. I concur that the building sits on the north side of the road and I have operated on that thought process from the beginning. Your suggestion of the Arcadia books is a good one, but I’ve already checked both of the Cherry Hill volumes and...

Al: I suggest you and Guy make an appointment to visit my library and avail yourselves of the SGO’s survey books I have here on microfilm. Perusing the index, there are numerous listings in various survey books of the West New Jersey Society, likely including the Society’s boundary lines...

Doug: Vineland entrepreneur Eugene Mori received special dispensation to build Garden State Park during the early years of World War II. Despite restrictions on virtually all building materials and a lack of gasoline and tires for transportation, Mori built his race track in 1942 and it...

Folks: This will be a multiple response to the many postings in this thread. First, to quote Yogi Berra, “this is déjà vu all over again.” While it is a minor point, to be correct in our terminology—and to repeat a past thread—the roadway is properly paved with concrete—of which cement is a...

oji: The old guy worked in an old garage behind a gas station repairing vacuums? Geez—that really, like, sucks, man!!!! :dance: Ever warped in his sense of humor, Jerseyman

I dunno, Guy—I think we need to designate you as official photo-historian of South Jersey gas stations! You do have some amazing images. Based on the broadside in the window, Sunoco should consider bringing back the “Penny Pinching Pump”!! About now, I could really get use to visiting a gas...

Thanks, Guy—that is what I could not remember and I am too busy right now to pull out my research file to check the date. Based on that year, the NJ SHD built them during the original construction phase of Route 40. I don’t recall seeing anything on the drawings, but, then again, I was intensely...

Thanks, Guy! Based on where I was coming from, it was not a real big deal to stop off in Mount Holly. The biggest hassle was just getting through the metal detectors, but I left my change, nail clipper, and pocket knife in the truck. So, it was not too difficult—just a bit of an inconvenience...

George: I thought you and Scott—both of you being Pestletown hermits—would enjoy seeing the 1935 map. Obviously, there is much more to it, but I only scanned the portion germane to the topic at-hand. Best regards, Jerseyman

LMCFashions: I have just returned from my travels and I am not certain I have good news. I went to the Burlington County Clerk’s Office in Mount Holly and reviewed the drawings for the planned widening of Route 40. A set of six drawings covered the distance between Medford and Red Lion...

No, Bob—that would be more like a pig; or maybe a horse’s patoot!!! :ham: :pigfly: :bear: :) :) :) Best regards, Jerseyman