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This guy ran an oyster boat for many years, and so when he said roll it back over, you rolled it back over :).

Thanks for setting me straight, Jerseyman :). Regarding the idea of a tax credit for restoring historic dwellings: I like that idea for another reason as well. If people had an incentive to move into existing properties developers would have a lot less incentive to keep building news ones on the...

Holy crap. I cannot imagine using a grinder or drill on anything that had even the remotest chance of having powder in it. I used to work in the oyster business down in Maryland years ago, based out of the Eastern Shore, and it wasn't unusual for us to dredge up old balls and pieces of...

I think the "harmful effects of sprawl" are way over-rated. If you look at the trends in terms of the percentage of arable land we're occupying, as well as the reforestation trends, it's hard to argue that we're over-populating the continent, much less the planet. New Jersey in particular had...

Well, vanishing is sort of what the past does. Somewhere in the fight between those who would preserve everything and those who would tear down anything we manage to keep a little of it. I don't mean to sound apathetic about it, but you really can't preserve everything. What I hate to see is...

Not even a little surprising. They "found" the nine mill once the negative publicity impact of the stunt became clear. It's always interesting to see which branch will "win" these standoffs. It seems to be whichever one has a personality that can effectively use the pulpit. Remember how Clinton...

I treated my boots, socks, and pants legs with Permanone, which may explain why I got no attachments. I must have had 100 ticks or more on me over the course of the day, but only one made it up under my shirt and I felt him before he made any real progress. Any time you want to come up...

Thanks, Jerseyman. I knew you would have the scoop :). I figured it for a kiln but I never made the association with lime. It all begins to make sense as I think there were some quaries nearby that I ran across as well. The map is simply outstanding. Thanks very much. It has already answered...

Great stuff, James. Winslow Junction is on my list now. I'd love to wander around that place for an hour. Thanks to Guy for filling in the details on the cellar hole and the well. Ben, it's costing me around $55 to fill up the FJ these days, but I find that I only use a quarter tank or so in...

I apologize in advance for again injecting non-barrens-related material, but you guys are the best source of informed speculation that I have available :). Stumbled across this while exploring some old roads in the Highlands this afternoon. It's is located west of Ridge Road, not far from...

Good reasons to be a lot more aware in the woods! Guy's picture really brings home the fact that they are out there. I spend a lot of time in the highlands as well. Are there any to be careful of up here?

Some railfan probably removed that switch engine. The link and points wouldn't be of as much interest (or as easy to make off with!) Incredible pics of the snakes, Guy. Would I be wrong in assuming a rattler will sound off before striking? Is there a chance that if you step so close it will...

Holy ancient post, batman :). Thanks for the additional info, Gabe. It's hard to imagine a Pennsauken River flowing in that direction. I'll have to read up on it.

I think you'll find that the last 20 or so years have been the least devastating.

Great shot, Tom!

I don't like some of their tactics with domain names, but honestly all the registrars pull the same crap. I've had a server on their network for three years, and it's always been up and fast, which is what counts. The web admin is also pretty good (and has gotten a lot better). I looked...

I was thinking after I posted that reply last night that it may very well have been imported too. I don't know if bog iron == crude. Bog iron was relatively low in iron content... say 14% or so... and the charcoal firing technology left a lot of impurities that had to be forged out, but I...

Would really depend on when it was made. Almost all of the ore in the colonies up to the early 1700's was bog or pond ore, until they started opening up some magnetite works in the hills of northern NJ and NY. Why couldn't this iron be bog iron? Bog iron was charcoal fired and then forged, but...

With all due respect suresue, the weight thing is the least of it. Nothing in this thread escalated beyond some light ribbing, and any of us who have been on the net for very long have been on the receiving end of as bad or worse ourselves. The weight topic, you may recall, comes after he posted...

Someone mentioned earlier that the concrete was to support a handicapped access ramp.