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They don’t call it “The Slag Heap” for nuttin’!!!!! J.

Gabe: I think we had this discussion last year: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/pieces-of-hampton-park-history.7822/page-2#post-93159 If you drop down a couple more messages, you will find information from the OED. Skit or Skitt is a term that remains mysterious. Best regards...

We’ll all be rootin’ for you, S-M! :dance: Jerseyman

Is that one of those Pixar characters? :dance: Seriously, Pineywoman, I am always happy to help out and share my knowledge of local history to anyone who expresses an interest. Best regards, Jerseyman

Don: I’m glad you responded because something in the back of my mind started to click. So, I called Dave Munn, one of my closest and dearest friends, and he confirmed what was bubbling up. While the shipyard office building was built for that purpose, the city board of education DID lease the...

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