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    Revisiting An Old Well At Union Clay Works

    I found that well whilst looking for the graves. I love old wells,almost fell into the one next to Batsto Godfreys Bridge road.Didn't know it was there and when I seen it I walked closer not knowing that grass was over hanging the edge.Almost went in. Guy you do seem to be a Rattler magnet.
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    Southern Flying Squirrel

    When I was about sixteen I was playing basketball at the Union Lake court when I noticed a squirrel jump up onto the edge of a 55 gallon drum used for a trash can.He them jumped down into the can.I decided to sneak over and scare the ever lovin crap out of him.I went into full stalk mode.I crept...
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    Canoe Signs

    Everyone needs a sign.
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    Southern Flying Squirrel

    Had one out to menantico about ten years ago in broad daylight jump out of a tree and soar to the ground at the base of a tree not six feet from me.I hopped over to check the critter out and he was gone.There was a hole in the base of said tree hid by brush at ground level.Something tells me he...
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    Checkering Bog Near Montpelier Vermont

    Thats a Red Eft. The second stage or land stage of a Red Spotted Newt. They emerge from the water where they were tadpoles and walk the land in this stage for generally two years, then for the remainder of their lives they enter the water again and take on a deep olive color but maintain their...
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    Pine Barren Flora

    Bob you must have been on the plant hike I missed because of my eye. I wanted to go but was afraid to get sweat in my eye and get it infected and it was hot as hell that day.
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    Pine Barren Flora

    i was thinking you were here.but then again I was making the same assumption Guy was that this was taken on our PBX hike. http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.34889474917632&lng=-74.96164697807313&z=17&type=nj2012&gpx=
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    Pine Barren Flora

    Okay.That was after we left the bridge and walked past the Prickly Pear area and foundation made of red brick.I"ve been down that road once since then,about two months ago.I should have remembered it:-)
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    Pine Barren Flora

    http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.3496953667476&lng=-74.9903305212784&z=17&type=nj2007&gpx= the old road that we found the burnt out jalopy on.The jalopy set just off the west side of the road.
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    Pine Barren Flora

    could it be the road that heads south at this point here? http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.302675695872914&lng=-75.13175267379762&z=17&type=nj2007&gpx=
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    Pine Barren Flora

    Can't say as I do know where that is Bob.I can think of dozens of spots right down here in Bevan where old roads that have been gated and disused for quite some time look like that.That appears to be high ground with pines and bluberry .Also a cedar swamp road on the south side of the Mullica...
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    I don't know but my theory as to how the Bacon surname developed was as a deterrent to Arab Ships in the Barbary Pirate days. No Muslim would mess with a ship that had Bacon at the helm!
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    Bastards! Jeff I think we need to look up the descendants of those Tories.This calls for a blood fued,Least thats how Moms kin settles crap like this in Kentucky.
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    Cougars, yet again...

    I"ll warn my grandsons:-)
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    Yes I have documentation that shows my Steelman branch along with several others had slaves.As a matter of fact it appears my northern kin from my Dads side owned more slaves then did my southern kin on Moms side who mostly appeared to be poorer and headed straight for the mountains after...
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    If you want any documents I have on the Steelmans/Stille/Manssons let me know and I"ll send you what I have.Olaf Stille seems to be the most noted character of the bunch.
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    Dude, We are cousins! Peter Hansson Steelman is my 9th gr grandfathers is mother Ella Stille is my 10th gr grandmother.
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    Cougars, yet again...

    Well what ever I was on my cousin was doing them too.I was 14 and he was 15.Now later on he did get into some wild stuff.he's paying for it now.He's 53 and on permanent disability.Drank his bones into mush.Every joint in his body is titanium now and he has had three heart attack.One killed him...
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    My first Steelman is Peter Hansson Steelman born 1-1673 died 1763 both in Gloucester county but back then Gloucester county also comprised Atlantic county which is where he actually lived.His father has a name change. Peter Jochimsson 1618 born Holstein Germany (which is an unknown since they...
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    Garoutte Tavern in Historic Pleasant Mills, New Jersey

    My first steelman I run into was an Ellen Steelman from the late 1700's early 1800's. They appear to be swedish with the name coming from Stiile and Mannson. I forget what those two words meant .It's in my records. I believe they were originally whalers who landed in Plymouth and settled in Lynn...
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