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I think that most of the structures must have been workers shacks. I am told that in the Woodland Township building there are supposed to be photos (collected by DeMarco) of Sandy Ridge, Friendship, Hampton Gate, etc. I have yet to check them out. I also remember hearing that these were very...

The Cook Map of 1887 (1891 Edition) available for viewing on this site clearly depicts the bogs at Goshen. They are not near "Goshen Pond" or the campground but further upstream just below the Plastic Bridge.

Jerseyman, Thanks for the information on the Sorden Bogs. I can hardly wait to get some maps out and try to pinpoint the locations of those bogs. My initial guess is that they are located not far from where Stokes Road (541) crosses 206. I say that because John Gardner (US Congressman)...

I have only driven through the "Goshen" area a few times and have been dying to get out there and explore. A few years ago I picked up an old journal of a man named William Sorden and dated in the 1890's. It is a financial journal for a cranberry company that operated in Indian Mills at...

I'm really sorry to digress from the current discussion of hills but. . . The above article mentions Cold Springs as a place on an old road that connected Berlin with Evesham. Does anyone have any idea as to the location of this site? Background: Evans and Wills were cranberry farmers from...

When we were kids we used to sled on the hill across Hopewell Road from Little Mill Country Club. The first hole is in the shadow of this hill. At the time there were no houses built on its slopes. The interesting thing is that everyone I knew called this hill Stone Mountain or Stony...

Each year I dig/tread/rake and eat hundreds of clams and buckets of mussels from Tuckerton (Little Egg Harbor). I'm going on nearly 30 years of Jersey shellfish now. I guess that explains alot! All kidding aside, there is nothing like feasting on the fresh bounty of the bay. And let's look...

Are we talking about Lock's Bridge? If so, there are some previous posts about it if you search "Lock's Bridge". Rich

I was reading the "SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP" chapter in Woodward"s HISTORY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY when I came across the following: "Within the township and near its southerly boundary is a range of hills having an elevation of about two hundred feet above the level of the sea, which, in...

I found the following references to caves and dwellings of early settlers. "The first settlement made in Evesham was made by William and Elizabeth Evans, who emigrated to this country from Whales . . . between 1680 and 1690. . ." " . . .they were obliged to build a cave to live in, as...

I have seen such a description in several places. I just have to track it down. Cave is probably not an accurate description. These "caves" were apparently open excavations into the side of a small hill. I assume construction of some kind of roof and at least one wall were necessary. I can...

When you zoom in it looks like the place has a very simple roof line. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the place may be a deer club. They would need the open areas for parking and target shooting. Besides, it really is out in the middle of nowhere. If it's gated, I'll bet it's posted too...