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Bob: Below is a small portion of a context I prepared a couple years ago for a project in Woodland Township; I think TeeGate will remember that project as he brought some important information to me regarding survey stones, which I passed on to the lead archaeologist. Please realize that the...

Jeff: Henry Bisbee suggests the hill takes it name from Richard Penn: Governor’s Hill (Woodland Township). An elevation one hundred and eighty-nine feet above sea level one mile west of Woodmansie. First found on 1868 map. Most likely named after Lt. Governor Richard Penn (1771-1773), who...

jejennings: Welcome to the forums and I’m glad to see you jumped right in and posted a couple of messages! The J.L. Etheridge I mention in my post is actually the son of Mr. Wharton’s Atsion-based caretaker, Andrew Etheridge. J.L.’s daughter, Ruth May Gerber, still resides in the Medford...

Dox: The structural skeleton you observed in Fieldsboro dates to 1903, when Charles H. Fennimore, a local Bordentown builder, constructed the building for the Robinson & Fosbrook Chain Works. Prior to moving into this building during 1904, these two partners operated a smaller chain shop a...

Folks: Here is some fascinating information extracted from the Appendix of The Life of John Brainerd : the Brother of David Brainerd, and his successor as Missionary to the Indians of New Jersey (pp. 455-456, 466-478, 480-482). There are some place names contained herein—such as...

John: Since you are interested in Medford history, here is a letter that appeared in the pages of Mount Holly’s New Jersey Mirror in February 1875 about Meford’s earliest years: MEDFORD AS IT WAS Editor, Mirror: I see every week in the Mirror something concerning Medford. Most of it...

John: Medford is the site of some interesting bit of South Jersey railroad lore. After service on the Philadelphia, Marlton & Medford ended, the Pennsylvania Railroad tore up all of the track from the line except the sidings and yard trackage surrounding the old Medford Station and serving...

Looks like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a replacement! Reminds me of Tolkien’s “malevolent trees in the Old Forest.” Jerseyman

John: Congratulations! You have done well in preparing your documentation of the building. I appreciate the effort you exerted in both your research and the quality of your presentation! You have factually stated the case, although, if you do not mind, I would respectfully hone your...

Folly: You have chosen your user name well! Since I am the one who initiated the prevarication in this thread—purely for noble and preservative ideals as a favor to a friend—I will put an end to your languescent, jejune, and wholly false accusations against my Pine-Barren brother...

lalala: Wow—you must REALLY BE a WNJ devotee to write the preceding posting! The neighbor provide you with the correct information: there are no ghosts and there is no house. You should not be so gullible about things you read—particularly things concerning ghosts and beheadings posted on...

George: A very nice find, indeed! These track cars or section cars played a vital role in maintaining the railroad in the past. The power transmission system is exactly as you describe it: a friction drive with a renewable drive band on the disc running perpendicular to the flywheel. A friend...

lalala: Emilio Carranza flew alone and there were no “people boarded on his plane” or even people aboard his plane that lost their lives. Carranza, a.k.a. Mexico’s Lindbergh or Lone Eagle, flew solo and was traveling back home to Mexico when a bad thunderstorm caused his plane to crash in the...

Found at a foot long and grew to more than 17 inches???? And this leech was found HOW FAR from the Salem Nuclear Generating Station??????? :siren: :siren: :siren: Does it also glow in the dark???? Radioactively yours, Jerseyman

Omega: I presume you’ve been in contact with the guy I told you about!?!?! Have you heard the taped interview he made of the man who encountered “something” while driving through Cumberland County? I think there is some really good material there for your work. You might also want to...

Mike: Thanks for your contribution to this thread. I will have to obtain a copy of the book you recommend and read it! Best regards, Jerseyman

Tom: I also have Alsatian blood flowing through my veins and I suffer from the same identity crisis as you, no doubt, endure. My surname is a popular beer in France, yet it is also the name of small village in south-central Germany. Hence, the identity crisis. I have not read Gustav Folcher’s...

George: Sorry to be so tardy in responding to your fabulous—but sad—newspaper article. I learn something new every day and your posting has provided me with heretofore totally unknown information. I had always held the belief that during the Blue Comet’s entire twelve-year run not a single...

Theressa: Thanks for posting the website link, but if you look further back in this thread, you will find that Mts83 provided the same URL at the end of March 2009. Jerseyman

There is no end of puns and jokes that could be made in this strange and queer thread, but I have chosen to leave it alone (for the most part!). Jerseyman