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Folks: While conducting some research today at the Gloucester County Historical Society for an ongoing project in Galloway Township, I came across this letter address to the New Jersey Attorney General and I thought you would find it as interesting as I did: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmCounty of...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=rMKKC4rV9N4 Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: I think Mark is on to something with his analysis of Munion Field. As a toponym, it does not appear until the 1865 road return referenced in Doc Bisbee’s book, Sign Posts. I hope to obtain a copy of that road return in the near future. Munion Field does not appear as a label on the 1849...

Folks: My apology for my extended absence from these forums, but it is always work before pleasure for me. Nonetheless, I knew I had to share a video with all of you that someone shared with me yesterday. If you ever wanted to witness an eighteenth-century Pine Barrens forge in action, take a...

The evidently frequent boat traffic required the dam to create the necessary source of water used to create a wave on which the boat rode. Without the dam, the loaded boats passing downstream would have likely bottomed out. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gabe: Drinkers apparently maintained the mill dam to provide enough water for downstream navigation, i.e., the boats rode a flow of water down the river. Based on reading the narrative, it sounds like Drinkers frequently navigated the Atsion, wreaking havoc on the ore beds by overflowing them...

Gabe: Are you referring to a lock similar to the ones that Josiah White invented for navigating the Lehigh River? White's invention, known as Bear Trap Locks, consisted of two high stone walls constructed in the river with the walls open in the back to receive the boat and with gates in the...

What do you mean I can't play??? You know how much I love toponyms! Jerseyman

Very nice report and photos, Mike! Since Fort Delaware, like Fort DuPont and Fort Mott, protected the cities upriver from approaching enemy, the pillbox structure you see on top of the south wall was likely the fire control station, where personnel would spot enemy vessels approaching from...

Spungman: Your confusion stems from the existence of two deeds for two different parcels. The copy you have in your possession of page 391 is actually the second page of a deed found in Atlantic County Deed Book T, page 390, which is the conveyance of 5.6 acres from Archibald Campbell to...

Spungman: While Archibald Campbell Sr. may not have prepared a formal deed for the 0.5-acre church lot until 1869, he had clearly issued an unrecorded deed of sale at an earlier date. In Atlantic County Deed Book 40, page 689, a deed dated 4 May 1863 memorializes Archibald selling a 1.2-acre...

Spungman: I hope your program with Emma Marie Trusty went well. The 1858 church you refer to as “Mt. Union” is actually the Mount Pisgah Union American Methodist Episcopal Church. The UAME is a separate denomination founded by the Rev. Peter Spencer in Wilmington, Delaware. The earliest known...

COME ONE, COME ALL! OCEANVILLE (GALLOWAY TWP.), NJ – The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University and the South Jersey Culture & History Center will host a Pine Barrens Jamboree on Thursday, April 16 from 5:30-7:30pm, celebrating the life and culture of the Pine Barrens. This spirited musical...

Don: I completely concur with your assessment concerning the plethora of modern books on the Pines. All are virtual rewrites of previously published books without benefiting from much or any new research, which suggests a certain level of intellectual laziness. Some authors engage in downright...

Great find, Willy! I remember my father recounting a visit to the track as a wee lad with his father. He said the noise from the super-elevated wooden track was positively deafening. He also noted the many nail heads projecting above the boards used to construct the track. The nails would work...

From the South Jersey Culture & History Center at Stockton University: The exhibition Pine Barrens: Life and Legends is “rebooting" at the Noyes Museum in Oceanville. On Thursday, March 26, from 5:00 - 6:30pm we invite visitors to join us for an exhibition walk through and light refreshments...

I'm looking forward to seeing all of my friends at the 10th annual Lines on the Pines event at Kerri Brooke Catering in Hammonton tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! Don't miss this opportunity to be with other folks who love the Pines as much as you do. Best regards, Jerseyman

Lakehurstian1: I am not from Lakehurst, but I can provide you with some information based on historical research. I presume that Ford U. Ross, owned or occupied your house during the 1950s-1960s, based on his naval service on blimps while stationed at Lakehurst. Ford has written several books...

I'm sure such accidental (invasive) propagation occurred, Bob, but the area we now know as Speedwell was not surveyed until 1760 and likely few if any people lived there or nearby prior to that time. So, how quickly could Veronica spread in the preceding 80 years from some distance or in the...

Ben: The Winterthur Museum holds a small collection of Randolph papers because of his work as a fine furniture maker. I believe the Historical Society of Pennsylvania also holds one or two items from Randolph in their manuscripts, but Winterthur holds the better collection, particularly as it...