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Mark: You are obviously a caring individual who has “flights of fancy” concerning grounded birds. I’m glad you returned and gently gathered up the fledgling—you certainly did the right thing and I thank you for doing so!! :mrgreen: Best regards, Jerseyman

Doug: Not a problem feeling funny when presented with blueprints and engineering drawings—been there, done that!! Sorry my posting yesterday confused you. I cannot say absolutely that the shortcut road to Burrs Mill Road that is now Beebe Road on the north side of Route 70 ever extended...

Gabe: I scanned a detail from my 1889 Cook/Vermeule Atlas Sheet 13 and annotated it to show you some of what you were looking at while on your canoe trip: You can readily see how the Davenport Branch and Wrangel Brook flowed together to form the millpond backed up from the milldam with...

Scott: Right you are! Sweetwater Casino was the very first place I ever consumed frogs leg and you are correct—they do, indeed, taste like chicken. Best regards, Jerseyman

“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” —Proverbs 22:28 Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Tract no. 2 featured 5 sides, all located east of Beebe Road with the northwestern side running along the edge of Beebe Road: This is from a different drawing of Route 40. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Jerseyman

Okay, Folks. I was in Mount Holly today, so I copied the Route 40 drawing and the deed for the property. The survey stations shown on the plan I posted in a previous message are 100 feet apart as the scale on the original drawing is 1"=50' and those station lines are 2" from one another. The...

This is a very sad day for all of us who celebrated a birthday, an anniversary, or other occasion at the casino down through the years. My memories take me back to dining on some fine seafood or Prime Rib numerous times as I watched the Mullica River flow by the window. The “Lines in the Pines”...

Good calculations, Guy! Your comment about the station’s location vis-à-vis Burr’s Mill Road or Beebe Lane is why I indicated you should move your marker eastward on the 1931 aerial in a previous posting. But the full drawing will clear up any doubts!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Bob (and Guy): I will post more of the drawing after I copy the entire sheet. Meanwhile, the deed for the property indicated it was so many feet from a monument in the center of the Bozarthtown-Burrs Mill Road, which, I do not believe, is the same as the modern Burrs Mills Road. Hence, the...

Doug: Does this mean you have more than one photo of the place? Or, is the image originally posted not the full photograph? Please post whatever you have available!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Doug: That is GREAT documentation you found!! I suspect that the Gulf signage represents either the previous or subsequent products dispensed at that location. Since the words “Davis Grove” are on the roof of the small building, I would guess Gulf to be the previous product dispensed since...

Bob, Doug, Guy, et al.: I have several books ordered from the storage center in Westampton, so I WILL be returning to the Burlington County Clerk’s Office this week. When I go back—probably today or tomorrow—I will photocopy the entire drawing depicting the Davis Grove filling station and...

Looks like the Sorcerer’s Stone! You guys wouldn’t be apprentices, would you???? :ninja: If so, you better get control of those mops and buckets before they go crazy! :colbert: Best regards, Jerseyman

Sounds good, Guy! While we are at it, I will show the ropes vis-à-vis title-searching. Then you’ll be qualified to do so just about anywhere! We’ve been talking about doing this training for a long time—so this coming July is the time to “get ’er done.” Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: No, not really. In fact, I remember thinking to myself how few structures existed east of Davis Grove. The draftsmen who prepared the SHD drawings depicted almost nothing except trees, foilage, and vegetation adjacent to the roadway east of the filling station and even more so east of...

Guy: I have now examined every drawing for Route 40 in Burlington County and also west to Kings Highway in Camden County. I noted numerous service stations, farmsteads, dwellings, roadstands, and eating establishments along the roadway during my research. Obviously, I only photocopied...

Guy: Thanks for this information! I will be very interested to learn of his response to your inquiry and whether he has a sense of what you are referring to. Let me know what he says. Meanwhile, keep sending in those cards and letters, kids!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Mark: You are correct! While digitization projects are ongoing at a rapid pace, there is so much material out there to be scanned that I do not think our generation will ever out-live the need for good old-fashioned research using paper-based source material. Besides, the chase is often...

Doug: The greatest token of appreciation you can give all of those who participated in this effort is to continue posting messages in these forums! With the familial history embodied in your surname, you can provide a unique perspective on many topics discussed here. And then there’s the...