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I've been working on the history of Hampton Furnace and Hampton Park, chipping away it over the last couple years. Eventually I'l finish it, but in the meantime, I thought I would post some interesting things I've found along the way. Many may have heard of the robbery near Hampton in 1916, in...

Hi all, I was trying to access Burlington County property records before 1965 and was going to this page: https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/Press/clerk/ClerkHome.aspx?op=basic You will see on that page, it refers you to: http://itmb01v/imagesync/Login.aspx Which, if I click on it, I get...

I've mentioned that I've been working on written history of Hampton, and a couple people asked about it so I thought I would give an idea of what I've been thinking about. In addition to the written text, I've have had in my mind to try to create some sort of visual picture of what it was like...

As you might have seen in another post I've been gathering history on Hampton and one of the things I have been trying to figure out is: what structures were present during which eras. (I.e. pre-iron age, iron age, cranberry era, etc). I came across these structures in your NJ Boyd Topo...

I was researching Hampton and Hampton Gate and in Forgotten Towns of Southern NJ, Beck describes coming into Hampton Gate and he talks to someone in a "tiny unpainted house in front of a more modern building, the Vineland Hunting Club". There doesn't seems to be any trace online of a "Vineland...

Took a hike there today and it is very low. It doesn’t look like the water has bypassed the dam, in fact, I don’t see any water flowing downstream anywhere. Maybe beavers blocking it upstream? I seem to remember seeing a post on this somewhere, but couldn’t seem to find it. Any ideas? Dam...

I’ve always wondered about this and I’m quite certain someone here will know the answer. :-) As far as I can tell from maps, it appears that Oriental Rd in Tabernacle should be open all the way to Carranza. But if you’ve been there, you’ll know it is blocked on both ends and marked as private...

I’m a techie and enjoy exploring the pines. I have historically used Google Earth Pro to look at areas I want to explore, create routes or points of interest, import various maps or overlays etc. When I go out exploring, I record a track using GaiaGPS on my phone and then import the results...

The maps they are using aren't bad, but there are still some concerns, nonetheless. http://www.opentrailsnj.org/provide-your-comments-to-the-pinelands-commission-map-resolution/

I was talking with my dad the other day and we got talking about a corduroy road he once found. He thought it was somewhere in the area of Atco Dragway but it has been 20 plus years since he has been there. We had talked about going out and trying to find it together again but wanted to see if...

Hey all, My daughter likes fishing and I've taken her fishing at Atsion multiple times over the years but have never caught a single, blessed thing, ever. Now, I've had bad luck fishing all my life, so that may have something to do with it but has anyone else had any luck there? If so, what...

Watch out! http://local.nixle.com/alert/5755607/

Hey all, I've been planning on doing a shot of the Milky Way this weekend during the new moon. I use an app call PhotoPills which you can set the time and date and it will show which way the Milky Way will be oriented, overlayed on a satellite map. I've rented a 24mm, f1.4 lens, that if I...

Hi all, Now that the heat of summer is breaking, Open Trails NJ is planning to get back out to Jemima Mount to complete the project we started there. We will finish filling the trenches with deadfall to prevent further erosion. We will also be extending one of the railings to prevent go...

Was out for a little stroll this evening and came across a pretty large Pine Snake. Really nice coloring. I stayed and watched him for a bit but didn't want to stress him out so I moved on.

Anyone have any experience with PLBs or Satellite Messengers which allow you to call for help in an emergency? I'm going on a multi day backpacking trip this summer in the Adirondacks and was thinking of picking one up. Given how often I'm out in the pines out of cell range alone, I was...

After the thread on Mannis Duck Pond, I remembered I wanted to hike the area north of Lower Forge, specifically, this little dog leg off of the main trail: The trail was nearly completely reclaimed in places, but fairly open in others. Sometimes it was hard to even find: I came across...

I was out exploring the Friendship bogs this AM. A little wet, but a beautiful morning none the less. Was out testing my new Tamron 28-300mm lens. Obligatory bog pic Some sort of lily? Martin? Everywhere I went, I saw these piles that were dregdged out of the bogs. Anyone have an...

Hi all, One of the lightning rod issues in the battle over the MAP was the damage that has been done at Jemima Mount. It was used an example and pictured in nearly every newspaper article about the MAP. Open Trails has proposed a protection project to the DEP and this project was accepted. We...