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Thanks for the stories, even if no one you spoke to could confirm the origins of Jumbo. Sorry to hear about the Repaupo church receiving a rude awakening. There's a lot of interesting history down Repaupo way!! Best regards, Jerseyman

MikeBickerson: As far as I know, Warwick Furnace, located about 8 miles from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, served as the numero uno caster of plates and fittings for the Franklin Stove during Franklin's lifetime. I'm sure other ironmongers also cast Ben's invention, but Franklin sought out Warwick...

Neil in SJ: I am well aware of the etymology of Jumbo, which is why I raised the issue and possibility of African Americans comprising the seasonal population. However, I cannot invest any more confidence in this etymological explanation than I can in the bear story without compromising my...

Jeff: I think you've just nailed the reason why someone dug the well so close to the stream. I did not know the topography out there, but by placing the well where they did, the folks who dug the well avoided a whole lot of extra digging to gain a quality water supply! Over time, the Artesian...

Bob: When I saw Ben this past Friday, I suggested just such a scenerio as you have laid out. He indicated that he viewed the site as a hobby and he would prefer people to give money to organizations that support, promote, and protect, the Pines. However, beyond any such donations, I would be...

Gee--I hope these eagles do better than the ones that have lived in the city since 1933. Disturbance, bad weather, and predators are good excuses for our national emblem not to survive as a nesting pair--but what is the excuse for Andy Reid and his crew???? Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: I suspect that the number of images represent the total number in that folder within the box and the scanned image only represents a selected number of images. However, I will contact my friends at the Archives to see what the problem might be! Best regards, Jerseyman

Scott: All very good descriptions of what might have been there. The other information I have yet to discover is whether the community contained a seasonal population composed primarily of African American. This is a distinct possibility and I would love to either confirm or refute the theory...

Jeff: If the well possessed any Artesian qualities, then the watercourse leading to it likely served as an outlet for any water moving up under pressure from the depths of the well. Otherwise, the well could conceivably flood its immediate surroundings. All of this is conjecture and we may...

Folks: A previous discussion on caves can be found here: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=2691 Best regards, Jerseyman

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Guy: Actually, a portion of the Beers land DID extend into Chatsworth; whether it was part of the Jones Mill Tract, I cannot say at the moment without digging into my files. Two of Beers's granddaughter, heirs of the Joseph D. Beers estate, established the Chatsworth Park Company in the early...

Guy: Looks like you found the HABS/HAER documents at the Library of Congress website. As part of his role in the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), Nat Ewan took many photographs of historic buildings, particularly, but not limited to, Burlington County. The New Jersey State Archives...

Folks: Sorry not to have posted to this thread earlier, but I spent much of this past week in western Maryland. I had a great time talking with everyone at the event! I hope you enjoy the book, TeeGate; I'm sorry for the high cost, but my acquisition costs were also high due to the book being...

Jeff: Sorry I did not respond earlier to this thread. My initial thoughts regarding the sulfur smell related to a possible tannery operation there, but your hand-drafted map fails to reveal the normal layout for such activities. So, what other explanations might there be for the strong sulfur...

Thank you, Guy and Lorun. And thanks to your mother, too, Guy. I'm sorry to hear of the loss to your family. Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: Jumbo was a railroad station along the Delaware River Railroad that served a small community of cottages--probably not much more than fishing shacks--along both banks of Oldmans Creek flanking the movable railroad bridge over the same stream. It appears the original station may have...

Folks: I'm looking forward to meeting and greeting a whole host of you tomorrow during the "Lines on the Pines" event at the Sweetwater Casino. For more information on this affair, please see the top message in this thread. Best regards, Jerseyman

LARGO: In the interest of accuracy, I hope you do not mind a slight correction to your posting. Hezekiah Smith had already been "in the ground" for several years before the Mount Holly and Smithville Bicycle Railroad became a reality. Arthur E. Hotchkiss invented the concept and oversaw its...

LARGO: Thank you very much for your kind words. You are correct--we do live in a state and a region rich in history! Walking the ground to see the remnants of that history first-hand is a large part of the experiential equation, but so, too, is conducting the research necessary to gain an...