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Congrats, Jimbo, on the new vehicle!! Driving a Liberty on the 4th of July—what could be better than that!!!! :) :) :) Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: Maybe I’m getting old, but I have decided not to attend the parade in town today. Instead, I am spending a quiet day at home, reflecting on the incredible and sometimes tumultuous history of the United States of America. No matter what path our history has taken the nation down, we are...

Mark: Sorry, but I did not get a good look at it, other than to say it was a medium grey color and about the size of your open palm and fingers. I really wish I could tell you what kind of bird it was. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gee—perhaps Gabe can find me a new set of eyeballs in his backyard. Mine are apparently not working too well!! Thanks for pointing out what should have been very obvious too me, Ben!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Best regards, Jerseyman

Mark: Any news from the refuge???? Have they assessed the condition of the bird and can they bring it back to full health???? Was she, indeed, hit by a car???? Inquiring minds want to know!!!! Best regards, Jerseyman P.S. Late afternoon yesterday I left my S10 pick-up in parking lot...

Gabe: It would be most helpful if you could re-photograph these artifacts with a ruler or yardstick in front so the sizes of the individual items could be better assessed. This is always the best and proper way to shoot photos of such items. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to determine...

Gabe: I cannot find fault with your logic and, if I read your first posting on this thread correctly, it might better explain the appearance of the bridge pilings upstream from the Van Schoick dam but downstream from the Randolph dam. It did not make a lot of sense to me that Torrey would...

oji: Thanks for your clarification. Yes, I think Route 70 is wider than the original Route 40 construction. In fact, if you take another look at the photograph that LMCFashion posted and then take a look at the blueprint and the second drawing I posted, you will see that the state planned to...

oji: I am not certain what you are saying here, but the deed for the property, in combination with the second map I posted, clearly defines the location of the property with a precise measurement from the center of present-day Burrs Mill Road. Whether anything remains at the site today or...

Gabe: In thinking about the relationship between the confluence of Wrangel Brook and Davenport Branch and the milldam, I suspect that the point where these two streams came together was once much closer to the dam, hence the description of Randolph’s sawmill puts it right at the confluence. I...

Mark: I understand your angst about removing the bird from the wild and all of the ramifications surrounding such action. But I’ve got to tell you that leaving the bird where you found it was also not an option, for the bird surely would have met its demise along the highway there. So, no...

Indeed you do, Bob! The word “pumps” designates that the oval—or pump island—sported the gasoline dispensing pumps. At the time this drawing was made, two pumps stood on the island. I believe the original photo that LMCFashions posted showed three pumps there. Best regards, Jerseyman

BTW, Gabe—the pilings you found could very well represent the bridge that William Torrey constructed to get his charcoal railroad over to the south side of Toms River and its eastern terminus and shipping pier. If that is the case, then the pilings date to 1842. Very cool!!! Best regards...

Doug: I just noticed on the Route 40 drawings that the roadway crossing on an angle adjacent to the Davis Grove filling station is labeled as 49.5 feet wide. This measurement makes the thoroughfare a 3-rod road, suggesting it dates to the eighteenth or early nineteenth century. I am now...

Mark: You are obviously a caring individual who has “flights of fancy” concerning grounded birds. I’m glad you returned and gently gathered up the fledgling—you certainly did the right thing and I thank you for doing so!! :mrgreen: Best regards, Jerseyman

Doug: Not a problem feeling funny when presented with blueprints and engineering drawings—been there, done that!! Sorry my posting yesterday confused you. I cannot say absolutely that the shortcut road to Burrs Mill Road that is now Beebe Road on the north side of Route 70 ever extended...

Gabe: I scanned a detail from my 1889 Cook/Vermeule Atlas Sheet 13 and annotated it to show you some of what you were looking at while on your canoe trip: You can readily see how the Davenport Branch and Wrangel Brook flowed together to form the millpond backed up from the milldam with...

Scott: Right you are! Sweetwater Casino was the very first place I ever consumed frogs leg and you are correct—they do, indeed, taste like chicken. Best regards, Jerseyman

“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” —Proverbs 22:28 Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Tract no. 2 featured 5 sides, all located east of Beebe Road with the northwestern side running along the edge of Beebe Road: This is from a different drawing of Route 40. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Jerseyman