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The wood depicted in the foreground of your photographs is bulkheading that your hero, William Thompson, installed to prevent the creek from washing away soil. I have a drawing in my collection of the work the contractors performed here so Thompson could store his ferryboats and river steamers...

Pineywoman: If you are referring to the set of pilings that cross the mouth of Big Timber Creek, that is what remains of the trolley trestle that once carried summer revelers to Washington Park on the Delaware. Thompson chartered the Camden, Gloucester & Woodbury Railway in 1893. The line...

Don: I did not know you are an alum of Gloucester High School—that’s great! The building you identified on Water Street was never a high school. Rather, it was the office building constructed for the two shipyards. This is the building that stands where the South Jersey Jockey Club once...

Pineywoman: If you are referring to the old farmstead on 3rd Street in Brooklawn, that dwelling belonged to Joshua P. Browning. It is NOT Two Tun Tavern, which opened in 1737. Given the early date for the tavern, it was no doubt a small structure with one or two rooms for overnight guests...

Now that you say that, Ben, I think I recall you told me the same thing a couple months ago in an email exchange, which I completely forgot. So, go ahead with your site articles—but feel free to send me any you want to review! Best regards, Jerseyman

Pineywoman: Congratulations for finding Thompson’s grave, despite the rainfall. As I recall, he had five children that survived to adulthood: William J. Thompson Jr., Sarah A. Thompson, John Thompson, Leon Thompson, and Rufus Thompson. As I recall, it was the last-named who had the statue cast...

Moi? Ben—I had no idea you find me so intimidating! :) From the beginning, I only sought to help you help yourself in improving your writing; nothing more, nothing less. And I have witnessed that improvement first-hand with each new text I edit for you. So, I can play the Arnold role and be...

Pineywoman and Manumuskin: You will generally find that the mispronunciation of “ask” as “ax” is an ethnic-cultural language tag, almost bordering on ebonics, which I often view as a purposeful affectation. Contrarily, the seemingly strange pronunciation of the word “water” is more of a...

Pineywoman: I am uncertain how to feel about being called the Frank Stewart of our generation—I will have to ruminate about that for a while. The Howell family resided at Fancy Hill, where they had a commercial fishery. The body of water in front of Fancy Hill also carried the moniker of...

Scared of me? That's a first! Anyone who knows me would receive quite a laugh from that statement!! Thank you for the kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed my blog article. Best regards, Jerseyman

Pineywoman: If you want to see some views of Island Beach Park on Burlington Island, you can read an article on my blog: http://jerseyman-historynowandthen.blogspot.com/2010/09/upper-delaware-river-steamer-columbia.html And if you are interested in the actual combat that occurred at Fort...

Al: If you are interested in the jargon and regional language spoken by West or South Jerseyians, you might want to take a look at an article on my blog: http://jerseyman-historynowandthen.blogspot.com/2010/09/jerseyisms.html Best regards, Jerseyman

Pineywoman: If you are interested in the Duke of Gloucester, you might want to view this thread: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/riverview-beach-park.3881/#post-38210 And here is some information on his steamboat business...

Don: Love your photos of Goshen! They bring back so many wonderful memories of my numerous visits out there! The names incised on the bridge plaque stone positively identify the bridge as one that Camden County constructed. J.J. Albertson served as Camden County engineer for many years. You...

Ben: Looks like you may need to throw a few more levers behind the scene; the latest member (marcelolzr) is yet another spammer! Jerseyman

I hate to say so—and it will be a whole lot more work for Ben and Guy—but perhaps the time has come for potential new members to apply for membership rather than just being able to join unimpeded. The rate at which these spammers are joining is unprecedented and I fear it will only continue to...

Gee—I didn’t know it was lost! :) Jerseyman

Gentlemen: We had the same jurisdictional discussion on the Locks thread. As time permits, I am looking at a wide array of research material to develop a response to this issue. At the moment, I will point out that in March 1902, State Senator Horner presented a bill to the New Jersey State...

Gabe: The mention of a herring fishery at the landing strongly suggests that it was a commercial operation. If that is the case, then it owned a set distance for its net throw limit. It likely had one or two skiffs for deploying the net and possibly a capstan onshore the net haul. They may...

Don: If you reread the information from the broadside I posted, it states that the Sleepy Mill Tract was situated 3 miles from Atsion, not the mill. Given its size—700 acres—I think the 3-mile descriptor is likely appropriate. Best regards, Jerseyman