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Wow! Talk about bending the facts to fit the story line! John Brainerd, like his brother, David, was an ordained Presbyterian minister. It is inaccurate to state that John Brainerd would organize any group of people “into a Society of Methodists;” rather, he would have formed a Presbyterian...

Pineywoman: The Camden County Historical Society has or did have two mantels from Hugg’s Tavern. The Camden County Park Commission razed the building in 1928 to construct a swimming pool and playground. Unlike the GCHS, Camden County houses their mantels in the basement of Pomona Hall. John...

Unfortunately not, Ben. The kilns were round and I wish I could find photos or a plan of the production complex, but, alas, nothing has crossed my path. Best regards, Jerseyman P.S. Kudos to you for desiring a higher quality of dialogue, including proper grammar and substantive research, on...

Absolutely correct, Ben. As you drive up Pasadena Road—and before you arrive at the crossing for Mount Misery Road—if you look carefully on your left across the tracks, you will see the piles of bricks from the down-draft muffle kilns that once stood there. That is the location of the terra...

Dogg: It's a shame that we are losing so many small airfields. I remember soon after 9-11 occurred, the federal government expressed interest in restricting personal aircraft use and conducting a wholesale closure of small airfields. It looks like they are getting their wish. Although I try...

But of course, Glo; I look forward to your visit! Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Yes, other photographs of the wreck do exist. For example, the Camden County Historical Society holds a couple of photographic prints in its graphics collection of the wreck and I believe the Gloucester County Historical Society also possesses some images of it. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gloria: Child labor exploitation is as old as the most ancient civilization. In this country, from the seventeenth century on, parents would often place their children in household settings to learn “the mysteries of the domestic sciences.” With the advent of the industrial revolution(s)...

Folks: This is the wreck of the West Jersey & Seashore’s 9:00 a.m. Cape May Express, which occurred on 5 August 1904. Here is a newspaper account of the wreck: Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: I think you will find that after passenger service ended on the line, the mileage no longer extended to the terminus in Jersey City. That would account for the differential in mileage between my stated mileage and the mileposts you are citing. Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: As Guy has already indicated, Harris Station received its name from the Harris family and Harrisville. The Raritan & Delaware Bay Railroad officially established the stop in 1862 with the opening of its line to Atsion. The freight station that last stood their dated to 1884 and the...

Bob: My sense is that the “new” forges stood above Ridge Road and the “old” forges stood where Cushman built the cotton mill. Your assessment of Retreat vs. New Retreat sounds right, but I really need to conduct further research before I can state so with any certitude. Although it does not...

I will PM you, Guy, with some instructions. Best regards, Jerseyman

Nicely done, Guy! I hope your trip to Trenton was worthwhile. BTW, Albert was Constant’s nephew, not his son. Constant and Albert were both born in France and emigrated in 1877 to the United States. In 1900, Constant was dealing in real estate and Albert was a “clay prospector.” During 1910...

Gentlemen: I am envious of your trip to Retreat! Not that I am in any shape to accompany the PBX crew, but Retreat and Birmingham have consumed some of my personal research time of late. Writing in his 1931 work, Early Forges and Furnaces in New Jersey, Charles Boyer reports the following...

S-M: “butt of a wisecrack”?????? Where’s the spackling compound when you need it????? :) :) :) Regarding Moss Mill, I have examined the original deeds and surveys and can assure you that it is Morss and not Moore. Best regards, Jerseyman

Spung-Man: I’m not sure there is enough fabric in the world to cover your “aging academic ass” :), but perhaps the following will provide you with a partial bit of modesty: In Volume XXI of the New Jersey Archives series—the volume that contains abstracts of the earliest deeds for East and...

Boyd: I like your logic! Back in 2007, we had a discussion about tree iconography on historic maps: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=3460&highlight=%22pine+trees%22 Best regards, Jerseyman

Boyd: It absolutely flows into Chatsworth Lake on the west side and it purported NOT to be part of the Wading River, but, as its name indicates, flows from a spring. Best regards, Jerseyman

Manumuskin: The 1859 map of Burlington County identifies the stream and depicts its location: Best regards, Jerseyman