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All, This morning my kids and I walked a small section of the JCRR, but more on the rails in another post. We then traveled to Apple Pie Hill before noon and noticed it was manned. I had not been inside in 30 years, so I was hoping my kids could experience it also. Right on cue he opened the...

All, For those of you who have been traveling around the Martha area, this question is for you especially. Have you noticed the building at the below link? Somewhere between Martha and Oswego lake on a remote dirt road I stumbled upon it in 1979. As you can see it had been ransacked. There was...

I walked the rails today a couple of miles from Carranza road and was reminded of the cement foundation that held the rail markers for the conductor. I had taken pictures of them years ago, and can't seem to find them. Does any of you who have walked a substantial portion of the track lately...

All, I visited Hampton Furnace and the bridge over the Batsto river near Hampton Furnace today, for the first time in 20 years. It has really changed. Especially disturbing is the theft at the Hampton Furnace warehouse. I have included a link below showing it 25 years ago and today. I now can...

All, My daughter has informed me that there were articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer the last two days on the pines. I did not get the paper so does anyone have any insight into what they were about? Here is the first paragraph from the Inquirer website. Source: Wendy Ginsberg INQUIRER...

All, The article at the link below, has some interesting info on the brother-in-law of Tom Brown Jr. You may know him as the author of the Tracker book, that details his childhood and his experiences growing up in the Jersey pines, as he is taught how to track by his friends Indian...

All, Can anyone tell me if this building is still there? It was located just a mile or so North of Martha along the Oswego river. You can see the river in the photo. I just scanned this slide and was reminiscing about stopping there quite frequently for lunch, especially when it was raining...

Is anyone getting their email notifications? I have never received one, and that may be some of the reason the boards have been quiet. Guy

Hi, Most of the information included is from a historian on fire towers that I have corresponded with in the past. The picture was taken by a friend of mine while we were at the tower in 1977. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/CedarBridge1977.jpg This photo shows the 110 foot...

Former Cedar Bridge Tower location off of 539 https://boydsmaps.com/#17.00/39.829127/-74.340909/napp90/0.00/0.00 ********************************** Harrisville https://boydsmaps.com/#16.00/39.658831/-74.524382/napp90/0.00/0.00 ************************************** Here is an off subject...