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The illegality of bloomeries is limited to the colonial era when the Crown required American colonists to buy all of their iron needs from the mother country instead of making their own. However, shipbuilders in the New World could not wait until a shipment of British iron fittings arrived, so...

Jim: John Hallock arrived in the Tuckerton area from New York about 1812 and purchased the Mordecai Andrews plantation on the west side of Tuckerton Creek. He began raising Palma Christa or, more properly Ricinus communis (castor plants) and, from the bean or seed, he manufactured castor oil...

Folks: South Jersey sandstone, a.k.a. ironstone, provided early settlers with a ready building material for foundations and whole houses such as the Walker Forge House and many others. The “quarries” for this stone consisted of simply removing the overburden of soil from a stone-bearing...

Mark: One of my favorite such maps is the one featuring that label (“Here be monsters”) in the Potomac River near the U.S. Capitol building! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Best regards, Jerseyman

I agree with you, Bob--it is very neat!! We had a discussion of the Pine Tree iconology on nineteenth-century maps almost exactly a year ago: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=3460&highlight=%22pine+trees%22 Best regards, Jerseyman

John111: If you are considering such an occupation and you plan to work around cadavers, you might consider becoming a devotee of the Grateful Dead!! Completely in jest, Jerseyman :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Mark: Yes, you are correct about the site of the millpond. Here is a view of the millpond and the twin headraces extending out from the millpond and the dam from the 1858 map: The eastern one powered the sawmill and the western one powered the gristmill. Note that the map does depict...

Guy: The amazing thing about the Cramer family cemetery is that the family itself owns the auto recyling center! How ironic is that!!!! :bang: You would think the family would be a little circumspect about where they placed their junkyard! :( So much for genealogy and family pride! Yes...

Russell: I think you will find that Relayer's name is NOT Barbara. Rather, Relayer employs a quote from Barbara Tuchman as their signature line! If Relayer wants to reveal their given name, I will leave that up to them. Best regards and respectfully, Jerseyman

Absolutely correct, German! The Pennsylvania Railroad and other eastern lines were famous for their cinder and clinker roadbeds!! The PRR produced a much higher quantity of this byproduct because they burned bituminous coal in their fireboxes. On the other hand, the Central Railroad of New...

Mark: Sorry to be so long responding to your reply--I finally finished up my killer project today!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: Let me tell you, getting only 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night for almost a month gets old real fast when you are working on an intensive documentation project!!!! So...

Mark: Bob is correct. Despite Thomas Gordon's map being the first accurate cartographic depiction of the New Jersey, it is not without problems, including the mislabeling of Ives Branch as Tub Mill Branch. The latter stream is actually the first unlabeled stream up the Wading River from the...

Mark: A tub mill is a very primitive mill that operated the run of grinding stones with a horizontal water wheel no larger than eight feet in diameter surrounded by a "tub," similar to more modern hydraulic turbines. The mill could operate on very little water and the direct drive technology...

Glad to do so Gabe--I thought the obituary would be of interest to some folks here. As George indicated, the camp name is based on the title of an old hymn: "Hallelujah! What A Savior!," written by prolific hymnist Philip P. Bliss for evangelist Dwight D. Moody in 1875. Best regards, Jerseyman

No problem, Mark--you presented an interesting "nut" to crack and provided the opportunity to discuss the oldest railroad in the Pine Barren, neither of which is a bad thing!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Sorry, folks, but there is no redeeming Pine Barren content in this message! Lynn or Len: Wow--I knew you lived in Bucks County, but I had no idea you cared for one of the riverfront mansions! Since you mention the date 1857, I know the estate is not THE Andalusia or Pen Rhyn. Do you work...

Mark: As I stated in my previous post, the so-called Kinkora Branch, a.k.a. the Delaware & Atlantic Railroad, as originally constructed, extended from Browns Point, Kinkora--located along the Delaware River where Roebling stands today--to New Lisbon, Pemberton Township. When the Columbus...

My distinct pleasure, gentlemen! Best regards, Jerseyman

Ben, et al.: Thanks so much for posting the photos and for the trip report. You have no idea how much I wanted to chuck my work and join you guys on such a beautiful day--but, as usual, it's business before pleasure. One of these days, I really want to take part in one of your expeditions...

Folks: For those of you who do not own a copy of John Brinckmann's book on the Tuckerton Railroad, here is the map I referred to in my previous message: Enjoy! Best regards, Jerseyman