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Ticks probably, but chiggers would have been long gone by then.

Hadn't thought of that. The Sooys certainly have a long history of oysterin'. Do you know exactly where the dam was?

I'd love to hear about what you've discovered in your research. BTW, do you know who owns Sooy's Landing? I've been given conflicting answers as to whether it's public or private.

Thanks, soendthisday. Good to have you.

Does it read, "Joseph Sooy's Resurvey"?

;) I guess they don't call you Old Crazy for nuttin'. Did you find the photos?

soendsthisday, A very warm welcome and big "thank you" for posting that deed! Here is what I could make out: "Evi Smith's 50 acres cedar swamp" "Evi Smith's 100 acres now John Smith's" "Joseph Sooy's 50 & 15/100 acres survey 1792" "Joseph Sooy's (?) made April 8th, 1766 belongs now...

I was at the locks bridge recently and can confirm that there is forge slag there.

Well, he was only human, but an excellent historian nonetheless. His historical work on the pine barrens iron industry is unrivaled IMO.

Gibby, Arthur Pierce offered no sources for his claim that there was a forge at the locks. He might have simply deduced this based on the presence of forge slag there, but that would have been a faulty inference, since slag was often used to build up causeways. I do recall reading that Samuel...

Good of you to drop by, Kevin. I think that Charles Read built a furnace at Batsto and a Forge at Atsion, the latter to re-work pig iron from the former. Batsto Forge wasn't built until 1781. My knowledge of Atsion is rather lacking, unfortunately. When was the furnace built at Atsion? Where was...

"Iron made from bog ore will often contain residual silicates, which can form a glassy coating that grants some resistance to rusting." Jerseyman and Spung-Man, Be this a true statement? I wouldn't expect this to be true, based upon what I've seen. But I ain't no chemist.

Lived there for a little while. Freakin' loved every second of it. Mar return there late next month.

Fantastic shots, sir! Thank you.

DO ___ MT

Jerseyman, Yes, I recall the discussion. A mystery indeed. Just thought I'd run the surname hypothesis by you.

BTW, I have a lil' hypothesis about the origin of the name "Skit". Old deeds refer to a Mount Skitt and a Mount Skitt Saw Mill. Mt. Skitt is here: http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.80345892691412&lng=-74.61296081542969&z=15&type=topo&gpx= My guess is that "Skitt" (or "Skiff, as it was...

Top notch little stream the Skit is. Thanks for the great day, Ed. We need to some more stretches in the area.

Tru dat. Ed Campbell took me on the Skit Branch yesterday. Incredible little run that is.