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Andy: Check message no. 4 above; Manumuskin reports there are some foundations there. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gibby: John L. Mason was a tinsmith by trade, so the whole thought behind inventing the Mason Jar was to form threads on the neck on to which a zinc lid could be screwed. The vacuum formed by placing the lidded jars in hot water was enough to create an air-tight seal. Best regards, Jerseyman

Al: You are thinking of Charles K. Landis, not John Landis Mason. I am not certain of any direct familial connection between the two men. Mason was actually born in the area that became Vineland, but long before Landis established the community. Be careful when reading anything by Mints—she...

Andy: Here is a detail that covers Crowleytown from the 1849 Otley and Whiteford Burlington County map: The black squares will provide you with the location of the various houses associated with the community. Henry Bisbee reports the following about Crowleytown CROWLEYTOWN (Washington...

Ed: You must be able to recite the entire “Who’s on First?” comedy routine and you will gain entrance. This is obviously one of the Abbott schools!!! :p Best regards, Jerseyman

Excellent, Ben! You definitely turned to the right source—one that I had planned to check for a response if no one else responded beforehand. You are learning well, my friend! Best regards, Jerseyman

Gibby: Thanks for posting your correction as I knew the Trenton Arena contains a wall from the Roebling plant. The American Bridge Company took over the old iron works of Cooper & Hewitt at the turn of the twentieth century. The Roebling plant first opened in Trenton in 1848 and remained in the...

Gibby: The CNJ bridge is a continuous steel pony-plate, through girder span, likely fabricated at the American Bridge Company’s Trenton Shop (now Kat-Man-Du occupies the last remaining building). As originally constructed, no concrete was poured on the inside of the girders as shown in your...

Bob and Guy: In April 1929, the New Jersey State Legislature approved a bill that expanded the existing state highway network. The lawmakers included State Route S-40 in the act, which would extend from Manahawkin to a point in Burlington County along State Route 40. The “S” in “S-40” stood for...

Ben: I concur with your assessment of www.njpinebarrens.com. In the digital age, this site IS the new South Jersey Magazine in many ways. You kindly provide me and others with an outlet for our historical penchants and I am most appreciative! I never had the opportunity to write an article for...

We all do, Dogg, we all do. Never intended to be a scholarly publication, Shirley Bailey’s South Jersey Magazine certainly filled a void for those of us who reside in what most of academia view as a vast historical wasteland. I have a complete collection and they will always hold a special place...

Spungman: Not a one-issue wonder at all, but I do not have a terminus date for the publication. In my collection, I hold June (first issue), July, September, and October 1947. I know publication went through at least December 1947 with suggestions of it continuing into at least a portion of...

Spungman: The first New Jersey magazine? Hardly, my friend! The first issue of New Jersey Compass predates In New Jersey by some years. This issue contains an article about forest fires in the Pine Barrens, a piece by James S. Cawley titled, "Will you take a paddle with me?," and other...

Try a little re-verb; it will make you sound much more authoritative! :p Jerseyman

Folks: For those of you who would like to add Leah Blackman's epic history and genealogy of Little Egg Harbor Township to their library, here is your opportunity...