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Undergrad I went to the Univeristy of Delaware with a major in history and a minor in anthroplogy. During my time there I worked some local archaeology and some in the Palo Altos in N.M, or on second thought they were the Jemez. Grad school I went to Villanova University with a concentration...

Heritage, but I'm hoping to get some publicity through the state.

Ahhh, the mystery fieldpieces, great story right. The local historian Frank Stewart did some extensive searches for them and turned up nothing, but that does not mean there still not out there just waiting to be found.

I have indeed been in touch with Mr. Andrews office about this project, while not that specific site. Although they had little time or interest in what this project represents or what i had to say, perhaps speaking on that specific site would prove different. Granted, this was more than 2...

Lots of conjecture over this, but a real possibility exist that was indeed one of the routes. After the battle, stragglers camped in several locations on their way back to coopers ferry, so it could have seen Hessian soldiers pass through more than once. Unfortunately, without a state...

Thanks so much, I've steadily collected documents for five years or so and am ready to take that next step. And yes, as the REAL crossroads of the revolution NJ deserves some respect in the role it helped play in establishing our country. Kudos to your friend for a job well done.

I realize that the cannon balls were not left in the wall from the battle itself, but the Anne whittall diaries do talk of cannon shot perforating the house, and getting her to retreat to the basement. To me, they just sort of represent a middle ground of sorts between the pacifism of the...

Oh I most definitely agree, the Whittall House still has plenty of character, but the fact that the battle had touched a Quaker home made it all the more powerful.

Thanks Largo, I'll do just that.

Thanks for the vote of confidence T_I_N. I've sold and published articles, but never something in book format so I'm a little nervous about the undertaking. I'm looking at a 1 1/2 as a target date. I have also been going there since I was a kid, not quite 3 decades, but certainly a long...

All, I am lucky enough to have been awarded a grant to write a book on The Battle of Red Bank (Revolutionary war) in National Park. It was my graduate school thesis, and a topic I have accumulated primary documents on for years now. With the renewed interest in NJ and the Revolutionary...

Follow the Batona Trail, which can be found just past the Batona Campsite, and follow the pink blazes for 4 miles. That'll take you directly, or swervingly, to Apple Pie Hill. Nice hike, 4 miles up, 4 miles back. The short climbs make for another interesting aspect you dont get in to many...

Great pics, keep updates with the animal menagerie you have going over there.

Funniest thing happened yesterday. On my afternoon commute out of Philadelphia, as I was riding the speedline, I came upon a JCRR reference in a book. The book is Jack Kerouac's Lonesome Traveler, and deals with some of his time as a railman. He mentions running into a Central Jersey Rail car...

Couldn't have asked for a nicer day, blue skies and comfortable Fall temps. Must've been a good one

Thanks Guy, commitments will keep me away this weekend, but next Sat-Sun I'll be out both days. The coordinates would be appreciated, I'll be in touch soon. Joe~

Now we're cooking! Thanks for that sage advice Largo, those are some definite possibilities you've thrown out there for me, thanks a bunch!!! I have orange hiking wear for this specific time of year (hat & vest), but thanks for looking out.

swamp stomp indeed!!!:jd:

Thanks Largo and Onehand. What I'm in the process of doing is putting together a hike on the JCR, and want to hit as low South in a "greenway",so to speak, as possible. Some of you have probably heard about the Rails to Trails program with the JCR, and this trip is in conjunction with that. I...

There is an asylum for the mentally challenged in Ancora, but what I'm really looking for is information on the bogs, and to be more specific, their relation to the Central Jersey R.R.