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:eng101: :eng101: :eng101: Thanks, Bob! Best regards, Jerseyman

Uh-oh—I think I see Ben the ironmonger walking on to the casting floor, ready to draw off the dross of this quickly deteriorating thread and throw it into the slag heap. Mind your “p’s and q’s” boys and girls. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Best regards, Jerseyman

Bob: I presume you are referring to the words of Robert Juet, recorded in the logbook of Henry Hudson’s HALF MOON during the ship’s 1609 voyage. While passing the New Jersey coast, Juet wrote: “A very good land to fall in with, and a pleasant land to see.” Recorded 2 September 1609...

You are correct, Bob—I am reading this thread and I do know the answer, but it would not be fair for me to respond and spoil everyone’s fun in guessing. And it is a very good question that you ask!!! Best regards, Jerseyman P.S. Mark—you did not cite Browning’s quote exactly verbatim, but...

Bob: As a historian, I could have synthesized Watson’s narrative, interpreted what he wrote, placed his words into a larger context, and then drawn some conclusions about all of it. However, I am the type of historian who prefers to let the past speak for itself, so I frequently include...

Folks: I thought you would all enjoy reading this account as much as I did, although that was a lot of typing! The diary that Mark refers to is that of Sarah Thomson, who traveled from Philadelphia to Tuckerton in 1809. That diary can be found at...

Kevin and Mark: While Spungman could answer this question much better than me, I will take a stab at it. The basis of what we call “ironstone” is sandstone. According to James A. Audley, writing in his 1921 work, Silica and the Silicates (sounds like a great name for a “rock” group!!)...

Folks: If you will, please invoke your imagination and take a trip with John Watson through the Pines to the coast in the early 1820s. A Trip to Long beach Seashore, 1823. The country from Evesham down to Tuckerton has all the appearance of its original wildness—few houses or...

Ed: Where Carranza Road leaves Route 206 at Oakshade, its official name is “Red Lion Road” until you arrive in the center of Tabernacle. Continuing south out of Tabernacle, the official name for Carranza Road is “Hampton Gate Road.” Best regards, Jerseyman

Jeff: Thanks for keeping a sharp eye on the Pines’ cultural resources! John King first opened his Half Moon Tavern at this location at the turn of the nineteenth century. The small community that sprang up around the tavern reportedly first carried the name Flyatem, but the locals supposedly...

Mark and Guy: Based on the photographs—and particularly the first one—it appears the power source, probably steam or perhaps a gasoline engine, sat down in the lower portion of the structure and the drive belt came up through the relatively narrow opening aligned with the one side of the...

Jim: Looks like you enjoyed another great foray into the Pines; thanks for sharing! It is unfortunate, but my indepth research on Jacob’s Chapel and Colemantown refutes much of what appears on the cast marker in your first photo, so do not take the text there for gospel. Best regards...

Turtle: The former Marlton Baptist Church still sits adjacent to Main Street, although the edifice now belongs to another denomination/congregation. In addition, the Methodist Episcopal Church once stood at 43 East Main Street until the congregants constructed the new one off Plymouth Drive...

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :bang: [wall made from Somers Brick Company bricks] Best regards, Jerseyman

Mark: A great trip and a very nice report! Starting with your last photograph, I noted that very same canoe within the last week or so on a trip through Medford to Shamong—it is a right and lasting memorial to the floodwaters that swept through the region now almost five years ago. Wow—Tempus...

PINEY MIKE: While I did state we now know what many of those sawmill operators were doing out in the Pines, I used the term “Pines” in the generic sense and meant not to imply the mills were processing pinewood. While that is a possibility, I think it much more likely the cordwood producers...

George: You may highjack when ready, Gridley! By all means you may take this thread as far as you wish, based on the direction you are already heading! Reflecting on our recent email exchange, I can see the wheels spinning in your head and I fully support your contention that these sites...

Guy: Be careful what you say; you may just have to change your tune soon! George?!?!? :ninja: :ninja: :ninja: Best regards, Jerseyman

Spungman: No, sawmills are not necessarily involved, but, as the article states, if woodsmen are shipping thousands of cords out of state, that suggest a very high level of production, and the economy of scale offered through the use of a sawmill would not be lost on those processing the...

A short notice appeared on page 1 of the 9 May 1892 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer: South Jersey is shipping thousands of cords of wood to glass factories and brick plants in other States. Now you know what many of those sawmill operators were doing out in the Pines! Best regards...