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hystrybuf: I can’t vouch for “Da Bears,” but if you are interested in history, I certainly welcome you to the forums. Any particular areas of history interest you? Best regards, Jerseyman

Bob: No technological help here—strictly fingers flying over the keyboard in my best imitation of a speed typist. It often does take quite a bit of time to provide these responses. I think I had to log back in three times as I previewed my progress in constructing the reply. I try to...

Gee, Al (and Guy)—here all this time I thought NASCAR stood for the: “National Association of Stone Canvassers And Researchers.” Now you tell me it has to do with race cars?!?!?!?!? Go ahead—break my stones! Best regards, Jerseyman :) :) :)

Ben: Based on the text I quoted, that is the case. Funny, you would think the higher temperature would produce the vitreous slag, but it it is the other way ’round and the sponge-like slag results from the higher temperature and possibly changes in fluxing agents. Best regards, Jerseyman

George: I think Bill and Gloria Gaither penned the perfect song to accompany your photographs, and it begins: “There’s a sweet, sweet spirit in this place, And I know that it’s the spirit of the Lord….” Best regards, Jerseyman

Ben: You and Gabe are moving into the technical realm of metallurgy with the study of slag. There are three things that affect the content and appearance of slag: 1. The temperature of the furnace; 2. The type and quantity of flux used; 3. The type and constituency of ore employed in...

Guy: Good job on your attempted location of the former filling station known as Davis Grove. This thread may not go away anytime soon as a friend of mine has just received a query from a descendant of the Davis family from which the place takes its name. I could not believe it when he sent me...

IN MEMORIAM SAMUEL B. RICHARDS A SKETCH OF THE FOUNDER OF ATLANTIC CITY AND HIS FOREFATHERS. Sterling People Who Bore His Name. How He Came to Build the Railroad to the Sea—Naming the New Town—Other Ventures of Interest. The family history of Samuel Richards, who died in...

Guy: Indeed, the speeders featured in the article that Mark posted are remarkably similar to the ones used in the run from Atsion to Sleeper Branch and then back north above the Batsto. We hacked and sawed our way south, but then had a fairly smooth trip running north after “flagging” Route...

Folks: For those of you interested in the history and the legal chain of title for the Weymouth Tract and the Martha Tract, you may wish to read through this book beginning at page 306: http://tiny.cc/qDL5J A fascinating story, to be sure! Best regards, Jerseyman P.S. I will...

Ben: Cinder blocks and concrete blocks, although quite different in appearance, are both classified as CMUs or Concrete Masonry Units. Cast rock-faced or decorative concrete blocks first began to appear in the 1890s and became very popular in the teens and twenties of the twentieth century...

Gabe: That is really good information from Beck and I am glad you found it!! It sounds just like what you found. However, I still say it makes no sense whatsoever to take iron that had been processed through the furnace and throw it along the riverbank instead of recycling it back into the...

Right you are, Ben—although if the Ranger Stations are still selling current topos for $5 a sheet, that is real bargain!!!! The maps that I have for sale are all historic in nature, ranging from original nineteenth-century NJGS Atlas Sheets to the original series of 15-minute USGS topo quads...

Folks: While this is NOT truly about the Pine Barrens, it is a great demonstration that you do not have to be out in the New Jersey woods to encounter these little buggers!! :argh: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080708/NEWS/80708056/1001/NEWS Best regards...

:siren: :siren: I see a highjacking in progress here—somebody call the FBI!! :siren: :siren: Best regards, Jerseyman

Most excellent news, Mark!! Thank you for following up and letting us know what the refuge had to say about the bird’s health and status. :) :) :) Best regards, Jerseyman

Well, Ben, you’ve got a pretty good start on such a history in the Davis Grove thread! And there are other sources available—both on the ’net and in books and reports. Time is always the great problem!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Ben: Actually, a very interesting site and one that has really helped me in my professional work over the years. There are other road websites out there that have similar content for the later part of the twentieth century. All of these websites provide a great service and contain good...

Gabe: Here is an excerpt from The Trail of the Blue Comet concerning the Torrey charcoal railroad: Iron making at Manchester probably ended around 1836 or 1837. Some remains of the furnace were supposed to have been visible as late as the 1860s, but if so, they were probably removed soon...

Ben: On a model kit or other plastic casting, flash is the super thin flat plastic—often with an irregular edge—attached to the sprue or castings. It stems from the liquid plastic molding material that managed to work its way into the split between the two mold sections during the...