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im not available this sunday, unfortunately. someone please take pictures! thanks, -Ben

whoa... should i be concerned aboit zinc contamination? i never heard anything about it before... anyway, it appears as though it is also an "NJ Superfund" site. http://www.cqs.com/super_nj.htm -Ben

feel like letting a kid tag along? (me...)

today, despite horrible conditions, i ventured out onto route 563 and eventually rt 532 to explore the pioneer smelting factory. i had a general idea of where to go but i basically made it up as i went along, luckilly the route signs are easy to follow (coming from hammonton). i have several...

Have any of you heard of a book written entirely about Harrisville by a man called Mr. Dellamo? (i am unsure of the book title or the autor's first name). I do know that a classmate of mine brought me a book with detailed descriptions of Harrisville whivh was written over a 13 year period by a...

do you have to get a permit to go metal detecting in the pines and if so, where? and as a note, im always sure to cover up any holes i dig; i try to respect nature. -Ben

anyone have a proven method to fend off ticks? i tried that "ticks off" stuff and after coming out of the woods, i picked nearly 15 ticks off myself! thanks, -Ben

as a side note: it has been said before that a brick was found there with lettering that had some initials and "wheatlands" on it. when i was there i found a broken piece of brick with lettering on it. it was incomplete but it did not appear to say pasadena or brooksbrae.

Anyone know anything about Amatol in Hammonton? Cause now im curious... Here's the story: A few weeks ago my friend took me to what he called an abandoned state police barracks in Hammonton (mizpah). It was a huge building off the white horse pike that resembled an old courthouse. On the...

well, despite the rain, i made the trip to pasadena today. i arrived there by following rt539 to lincoln blvd finally to pasdena rd. i was very impressed with this place however i was sad to see that much of it has begun to fall to ruin. i am really curious to know what that huge open field...

i did notice the clues in those photo captions but i still have no clue where "pasadena road" is... what is the route number or the nearest highway? so was there ever a "Pasadena Terra Cotta Factory"? or was this simply a wrong name given to the brooksbare brick company? has anyone seen...

after being captivated by reading Beck's account of Pasadena, i have decided to spend my memorial day off trying to find it. i know that some of you have been there before. does anybody have any pointers to offer as to where i can find the terra cotta factory ruins? also, any other neat info...

do you have any pictures of such plants so i can know what to look for? thanks, -Ben

update! i updated my gallery today after an afternoon spent in the belcoville/estellville area. great stuff here, take a look! i also included a few lighter photos this time. if anyone has any info regarding the gated/tresspassing area pictures, i am eager to know if i stumbled upon...

I took some cool pics today from around Atlantic County. Check it out here: http://www.njpinebarrens.com/modules.php?set_albumName=albun26&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php -Ben

hello, i was wondering if anybody had any historical information available about the "Pioneer Smelting Factory" located on rt 532 in chatsworth... there is a picture gallery of it here...

yes... this is the Mays Landing Brick Company, i have been there about a dozen times and it is really interesting. check out the library referrence book called "a pictoral history of atlantic county" to see proof. if anyone wants directions, feel free to ask. phatone74@aol.com -Ben

aetna furnace aetna furnace... i have been to the site and (even though i asked a local on the side of the road for final directions to the site), i pretty much found this myself... there is not much there anymore but some big trees, a trail/clearing, and mounds of earth with brick fragments...