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ebsi: The Central Railroad of New Jersey milepost for Pasadena station was 76.4 (a distance measured from the CNJ's terminal in Jersey City). Bullock station stood at 77.7 and Woodmansie at 79.2. Bullock was a freight-only station erected in 1885 and razed in 1926. Best regards, Jerseyman

Folks: Narrow-gauge locomotives such as those that A.A. Adams used to haul clay from Old Half Way to Woodmansie (the ties of which Beck described driving on in Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey) were often known as dinkys or dinkeys, but never donkeys or mules. A donkey or mule is a...

ebsi: According to Howe's 1887-88 Burlington County Directory, Joseph F. Bryan was a Justice of the Peace residing in Vincentown, of all places!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Thanks, Guy, for making those filed plan images available to gopher and others interested in the subject. Best regards, Jerseyman

After suffering a financial reversal, Charles Read sold his Atsion Iron works to Henry Drinker and Abel James during March 1773. Henry Drinker’s wife, Elizabeth Drinker, records her first visit to the ironworks in her diary. The family spent the night of 11 April 1773 in Moorestown before...

Ebsi: Quite the piece of doggerel!! How about something a little closer to home called "That Vincentown Train" written by Joe Bryan, Esq. in 1889: That Vincentown Train Did you ever ride on that Vincentown train, No! Well, I cannot refrain, and so I'll explain How we go out...

LARGO: I think the spelling variations stem from "ear-conditioning," but the name along the Mullica does refer to the Biblical location and not a reference to an individual or a family. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gopher: There are at least two filed plans at the Ocean County Courthouse for Pasadena and one for Wheatland. Reviewing these will provide you with information on what the promoters planned for the community. TeeGate--do you still have those electronic versions of the plans I gave you some...

In a way, the change is a shame. The community of Toms River was part of an elite but small group of New Jersey county seats not contained within an incorporated borough or town. The only other member of this small group is Mays Landing, an unincorporated community within Hamilton Township. Now...

Furball: Not a chore at all! I consider it a privilege to share my knowledge with others! I'm not positive on this fact, but I believe the age of the powder contained in those shells could have rendered it whitish in color. The shells were definitely used for anti-personnel warfare and would...

Neil: You've identified one of my favorite places in the Pines. It is a location steeped in antiquity that succumbed to a relatively early death. The first mention of Goshen, or, more properly, Goshen Neck, can be found in colonial deeds and surveys going back as early as 1737 (the earliest...

BigRedEye (and Behr): I concur with your definition of McAdam. Great Britain citizen John Loudon McAdam derived his special pavement technique in 1816 after observing the great difficulty that wagons and carriages encountered when running on a road surface composed of rounded stone. He...

wis bang: You are absolutely correct! As I indicated above, while we commonly refer to concrete as a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water, in reality the noun concrete is a solid mass created through the coalesence or cohesion of separate particles, whether it be the standard mix using...

Furball: My other contacts have come through already! Artillerists refer to these projectiles as shells and not cannonballs and fired them from cohorn mortars or howitzer. To quote one contact: "The hollow shell would be packed with powder and a wooden fuse hammered into the opening. The...

Folks: While farmers along Route S-40 received tunnels for their livestock to keep automobiles speeding on their way, travelers along old S-25 (today's Route 130) were not so fortunate. At least twice daily, flagmen would stop motorists driving through Delran Township to cross the herd of cows...

Bob: I think the the state created the twin tunnel in 1931 in an effort to establish stability. The State Highway Department evidently thought that a center support would prevent any damage to either the roadway or the tunnel. Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Technically speaking, to pave is to place any type of improved surface on a roadway, not just asphalt, so the reporter used the correct term. In addition, the state constructed the highway (yes, originally Route S-40) using concrete, of which cement is a major component. Concrete is a...

Furball: Sorry for the delay in responding. Unfortunately, my colleague is out of the office due to involvement in processing an archaeological collection under NAGPRA regulations. He will be returning to the office on 9 November, so I hope he can provide some definitive information at that...

Furball: I've enjoyed the reparteé of this topic and I am delighted to find a ready and willing audience. I do not have a source at hand for determining the fieldpiece used to fire such a projectile, but I will inquire of a colleague at work who is well-versed in historic military artillery...

Furball: The area surrounding the swale likely holds high potential for an historic archaeological artifactual record. Unfortunately, I do not think the state would expend any money in conducting such an investigation. It would be great if they did fund projects like this one in the name of...