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I can understand that lights along the coast could provide enemy ships or subs with a point of reference and that lights from cities and towns could do the same for aircraft but it is almost laughable that Abbott's home in Nesco could be a beacon for the Germans.

I have read a LOT of deeds while researching various places in the Pines over the years. In describing the dimensions of the property, the deed will provide directions (in degrees from North or South) and distances (measured in chains and links) that are referred to as the "metes and bounds"...

I never heard of blackout curtains being used in the Pines. Mostly I come across stories from along the coast. Very interesting.

I wonder if his grandfather was Emmor Roberts the proprietor of Jersey Jerrys.

Yes, the canal starts on the opposite side of the Wading River (across the Wading) from Charcoal Landing putting it on the West side. I haven't looked at the 2009 post recently. Perhaps I was unclear earlier. I believe your thoughts on the salt water line are correct. I vaguely remember...

Dave, Nice to have you back! I have enjoyed your recent reminiscences as much as the memories you shared 15 years ago. After following the thread, I am convinced that you are thinking of the Ives Branch bogs that Roof Tree has discussed. Consider: 1) We know for sure that they were owned...

The cedar posts The deer stand The old house or cabin

The property was originally surveyed in the 1780s. By that time, many of the cedar swamps in the area had already been claimed. In the early 1800s, a farmer from Vincentown purchased the property but he sold it to his son within a few years. By the 1850s, the property was known as Sheeps Neck...

Very cool! Many hunting clubs seem to have been built in the 1940s. Not exactly sure why deer clubs reached their height of popularity then. Would you be be willing to say in which township the club was located? Not looking for the specific spot. Also, do you know the name of that gunning club?

Guides in the deer woods were quite common in the Jersey Pines throughout the years. Many accounts document this practice performed by locals that were familiar with the woods. In the nineteenth century, guides were expected to bring their dogs to drive deer toward their clients in a practice...

Perhaps this raises more questions than answers about who JB may have been. I believe the land was originally surveyed to John Burr and John Budd in partnership. John Burr and Philo Leeds built a sawmill on the property in 1741 or 1742. The mill powered two separate saws. About that same...

Didn't know what Death Camas was so I looked it up. Source said they are found in Western North America. Are they found in the Pines too? Only curious if they are here. Not interested in knowing stations.

The murder of James Wainwright by Elson Rockwell in 1885 made quite the stir in the area. Newspapers from the day provided detailed accounts of the trial. Many Bamber area locals gave testimony. Also, you are likely aware that the village was called Cedar Crest for a time. Lastly (and with...

I thought the same thing. Topo maps show a small cranberry bog on Biddle Branch very near the intersection of route 72 (the Plains Road) and 532 (possibly the Chatsworth Road). That small bog appears to be the only one within that triangle. Much larger bogs appear outside of that triangle but...

Several of the articles mention "Tin Can Road", "Finger Swamps", and "The Saw Mill". I would love to know where such places were located. Most of the accounts are from the Trenton Evening Times and date from 1932 to 1935. It is possible that these place names were not used by the locals.

I have been reading a number of old newspaper articles about deer hunting in the Pines. Several stories from the 1930s make mention of a popular hunting area called “The Triangle”. Many other more familiar places like Hog Wallow, Four Mile, Woodmansie, Goose Pond, and the Barnegat Plains are...

Very cool.

Interesting and sad. I have been researching a piece of property that is now owned by South Park Gun Club which is situated between Tabernacle and Chatsworth. A man named Louis Mantell from Pemberton purchased approximately 900 acres there in the late 1940s so that he could run his fox hounds...

I love hearing about such descriptive places. Good luck with your search. Interesting to me that old Dover Township (once part of Monmouth County) boasted a village named White Oak Bottom. I believe the locality still carries that name. Ann Wilbur, William B. Hyers, and Jonathan Johnson each...

Christopher, The story of Dr. Green caught my interest several years ago. I am sure you know that this eccentric recluse was a well-respected physician from New York who at some point in the 1890s spurned city life and removed to the Jersey Pines. Dr. Green was not a young man when he...