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Gopher: There are at least two filed plans at the Ocean County Courthouse for Pasadena and one for Wheatland. Reviewing these will provide you with information on what the promoters planned for the community. TeeGate--do you still have those electronic versions of the plans I gave you some...

In a way, the change is a shame. The community of Toms River was part of an elite but small group of New Jersey county seats not contained within an incorporated borough or town. The only other member of this small group is Mays Landing, an unincorporated community within Hamilton Township. Now...

Furball: Not a chore at all! I consider it a privilege to share my knowledge with others! I'm not positive on this fact, but I believe the age of the powder contained in those shells could have rendered it whitish in color. The shells were definitely used for anti-personnel warfare and would...

Neil: You've identified one of my favorite places in the Pines. It is a location steeped in antiquity that succumbed to a relatively early death. The first mention of Goshen, or, more properly, Goshen Neck, can be found in colonial deeds and surveys going back as early as 1737 (the earliest...

BigRedEye (and Behr): I concur with your definition of McAdam. Great Britain citizen John Loudon McAdam derived his special pavement technique in 1816 after observing the great difficulty that wagons and carriages encountered when running on a road surface composed of rounded stone. He...

wis bang: You are absolutely correct! As I indicated above, while we commonly refer to concrete as a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water, in reality the noun concrete is a solid mass created through the coalesence or cohesion of separate particles, whether it be the standard mix using...

Furball: My other contacts have come through already! Artillerists refer to these projectiles as shells and not cannonballs and fired them from cohorn mortars or howitzer. To quote one contact: "The hollow shell would be packed with powder and a wooden fuse hammered into the opening. The...

Folks: While farmers along Route S-40 received tunnels for their livestock to keep automobiles speeding on their way, travelers along old S-25 (today's Route 130) were not so fortunate. At least twice daily, flagmen would stop motorists driving through Delran Township to cross the herd of cows...

Bob: I think the the state created the twin tunnel in 1931 in an effort to establish stability. The State Highway Department evidently thought that a center support would prevent any damage to either the roadway or the tunnel. Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Technically speaking, to pave is to place any type of improved surface on a roadway, not just asphalt, so the reporter used the correct term. In addition, the state constructed the highway (yes, originally Route S-40) using concrete, of which cement is a major component. Concrete is a...

Furball: Sorry for the delay in responding. Unfortunately, my colleague is out of the office due to involvement in processing an archaeological collection under NAGPRA regulations. He will be returning to the office on 9 November, so I hope he can provide some definitive information at that...

Furball: I've enjoyed the reparteé of this topic and I am delighted to find a ready and willing audience. I do not have a source at hand for determining the fieldpiece used to fire such a projectile, but I will inquire of a colleague at work who is well-versed in historic military artillery...

Furball: The area surrounding the swale likely holds high potential for an historic archaeological artifactual record. Unfortunately, I do not think the state would expend any money in conducting such an investigation. It would be great if they did fund projects like this one in the name of...

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Furball: I harbor very little doubt that the cannonballs found on your Grandparents property once belonged to Cornwallis's troops. On 24 November 1777, not only did the British commander and his men tred upon the peninsula that hosts Brooklawn today, but the entire force encamped there...

Steve: Nice photographs! As I recall, back in the late 1990s, an Eagle Scout made it his project to restore the Salem Road sign, originally placed there during the 1920s by the New Jersey Commission on Historic Sites. If you are feeling adventurous, park your car near this sign, jump out (not...

Furball: While I enjoy viewing maps contemporary to the Rev War period devoid of modern annotation, I do agree that supplying a companion modern interpretative map makes sense in certain situations. You will find such a map in the Smith book I recommended to you, although I do think the...

Piney Boy: Thanks for the nod. Regarding la Fayette and the battle of Gloucester, not only is there the material at the Gloucester County Historical Society, but there is a five-volume set of books on la Fayette in America; George Washington's own correspondence files; and the recollection of...

TeeGate: I couldn't agree with you more! I think it highly likely that more people on this forum lit the flame of their Pinelands interest through the spark of Henry Beck's books than in any other fashion! Did Beck and his books have problems with history and historical accuracy? Without a...

Piney Boy: You are spot on with your viewpoint! For example, in the Battle of Gloucester, the Marquis de la Fayette led a patchwork of American troops, including a contingent from Morgan's Rangers and from Harry Lee's horsemen, into battle against Hessian pickets. Time and time again, the...