Interesting that these fellers took a shot at this even after NJ passed the law that prevented Wharton's vision from becoming a reality. But thank God these plans never materialized. Could you imagine?
For those interested, the book can be viewed online here: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/nj3/contents.htm
Looks like a lot of great info and pictures!
BTW, I'm thinking that the dam on Sooy's Creek might have been here:
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.544889652053556&lng=-74.49601650238037&z=17&type=nj1930&gpx=
It's more visible in the 1951, 56, 57, 63 and 70 aerials.
Sooy's Landing
I just did a little search on google books and found this entry from the Acts of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (1841) :
So the Landing was there in 1841, but where exactly was this dam? What part of the river is considered the Second Reach?
I have been meaning to go to Sooy's Landing, but have not gotten around to it. Kevinhooa has a photo gallery for Sooy's Landing here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhooa/sets/72157604056095975/
Naturally, I'm interested in knowing the history of this landing. If anyone has any info...
:mrgreen:
This one got me thinking aliens when I first noticed it some time back:
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.57343901767609&lng=-74.43678796291351&z=18&type=h&gpx=
So what is the logic behind these pools with little islands in them. I'm assuming this is for mosquito...