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David: Interesting post and fascinating to learn that your ancestor worked at Harrisville. Regarding the employment list, I can tell that Hawthorne did NOT derive it from either the federal (1850, 1860) census population schedules. Likewise, the 1855 New Jersey state census, the first one...

Dig-i-tal-l-l They give us those nice bright colors They give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So mama dont take my SD card away (With profound apologies to Paul Simon) :ninja: Congrats on...

Thanks, folks, for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the post cards!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Sue and pinelandpaddler: The United States geared up for producing war materiél after the hostilities in Europe had ensued for three years. When America did enter the war, it threw all of its industrial might into supporting the troops abroad. Examples of preparation for this production...

Sue: I've been collecting post cards for more than 30 years and continue to add to my collections through ebay. It's a really wonderful, visual way to enjoy local history! Best regards, Jerseyman

Sue: Yes, the federal government brought in an auction house who sold everything that wasn't tied down and some that was!! Regarding concrete, however, I think the inverse is correct--that the commercial concrete available for projects in the early twentieth century far eclipses the stuff they...

Sue: Back in the 1980s, Atlantic County entertained the idea of establishing a landfill at Amatol, but the local residents beat the officials into submission and the county withdrew the plan. Stupid idea #785. :mad: Best regards, Jerseyman

Amatol Images Folks: Here is the set of twelve post cards that the A.M. Simon Company published of Amatol: The last two images are of the obverse and reverse of the real photo card showing the aftermath of a fire in one of the barracks...

Guy: Obviously an aerial photo flyover of the entire state took some time to accomplish. I suspect the effort began sometime in the third or fourth quarter of 1930 and continued into 1931. I know that the photo work in the Pennsauken area of Camden County occurred sometime between February...

Folks: Sorry I didn't scan and upload my post cards last night, but the hour was getting late. I hope to do so this evening. Best regards, Jerseyman

Jim: I can't honestly answer your question about public and private lands, but your mention of the speedway area brought memories flooding back of my father's stories when as a small boy he accompanied his father on several visits to the track. He said the superelevated wooden track made so...

Sorry to get you all excited, Wolfspider05, it is a simple typo on my part. :cry: My tongue was wrapped around my eyetooth and I couldn't see what I was sayin'!! :rofl: Best regards, Jerseyman P.S. I have dutifully made a correction to the offending message!

Folks: I should also mention that the A.M. Simon Post Card Company of New York City published a set of black & white post cards of Amatol as well as a set for Belcoville. I have the complete set of Amatol cards in my post card collection, but only one or two of the Belcoville cards, which...

Pinelandpaddler: Someone has digitized the entire original Atlantic Loading Company 1918 book about Amatol and it can be found here: http://venus.atlantic.edu/amatol/amatol_book_home.html This book includes maps, plans, and photographs of the works as well as text about the...

Bob: Please do reply with any information that you might glean from the local gentleman concerning Cherry Valley. It would be great to learn what he knows!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Did you work in the office or the retail store? Did you know my old and now departed friend, George Adams, who worked as a machinist at Edmunds? George was a great guy who maintained a serious interest in all things railroad! Best regards, Jerseyman

I had little doubt of descendency! :) Best regards, Jerseyman

Ben: When you mentioned the name Stuyvesant in a previous message, my historical mind immediately went to Peter Stuyvesant, the last governor of New Netherland, hence my posting about him. Sorry for the confusion and the mis-identification of the man named Stuyvesant. Best regards...

Guy: My apologies if I revealed information you wished to keep hidden. I went ahead and edited my previous message to remove the offending references. Many of the surveys in the SGO records consist only of written descriptions with no survey draughts. Stones or monument convey a sense of...

Guy: I did notice Cherry Valley Branch on your map the first time I looked at it. This led me, in part, to submit my initial message in this thread. Relative to the SGO survey references on your most recent map upload, if you need copies of any or all of these surveys, just let me know...