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Bob, I grew up right by there. Throughout my youth and before my time, this section, although always dirt, remained open for the public to travel through up until the very unfortunate development of “The Sanctuary”. This section of road closed shortly thereafter.

For what it may be worth in your query. A couple months ago I acquired a few sections of green River Birch for use in wood carving. The sections that I couldn’t carve right away, I paint the cut ends with latex paint to help hold the moisture in and put aside for future use. It has been boggling...

You may find this fantastic 1872 map of Atlantic County useful. Pan and zoom as needed to find your house. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3813a.la000437/?r=0.224,0.203,0.198,0.075,0

Hello Wildland937, Weymouth, like the other surrounding Iron works such as Batsto, Gloucester, Atsion, Martha, amassed an enormous amount of land. With the establishment of the railroads coupled with the decline of the iron industry, Weymouth, just like Batsto, Gloucester, Atsion and Martha...

Get a load of this! Just come across this feature article in the November 1946 issue of "Cranberries" Page six in the magazine but page eight using the PDF page count. Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/file/d/15CgnhaAK7JI_DAGE5-K8ia4fufaDtwcX/view?usp=sharing

Thanks for posting the The Philadelphia Inquirer article Jerseyman. There were other notable South Jersey sites being considered for use as a proving ground. In the "Report of The Board of Ordnance and Fortification (1892), under Appendix F "Sites for Proving Grounds. Testing and Proving...

Smoke, I suppose that it could be possible that the bricks you found may have originated from one of the following structures that we know once existed at this location: Good dwelling house; 15 horse stable; two houses for the sawyers; other out buildings; and a good well. Of course there is...

Thank you Woodjin! More research is needed to be completely sure. I do believe however, based on the little amount of info I have been able to find thus far, that this is the spot. What makes Bucks Tavern so interesting is that it has remained in the shadows when most pine barren taverns...

Thank you! No Sir, that is not the the location. We are talking about where the old Shamong Rd. crosses the north branch of Bucks Run which is a tributary to the Oswego. This link will take you to a map that outlines trip.... https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid&usp=sharing

Wow, what a coincidence, almost ten years to the day. I took this trip on Sun, 2/27/16.

Here is a list of gun clubs in Bass River. Oswego Gun Club does not appear to be on it. Two clubs are shown to have existed on Shamong Rd.; "Springside" and "Highland Park". Interestingly there is a active club listed named "Buck Run", but it has them located on Oswego Road. I find it odd...

Thank you Sir! As I have been with yours. Say, Those photo's of the gun club must have been taken some time ago. Check out how much more mature the trees are...

Some photos from Nash's cabin. By the way, does anyone know the story behind those old white pines that grow on the left side of the trail into Nash?...

This map from 1888 shows fields at both locations...

Feeling rather pleased with what we have found, we decided that since we were in the neighborhood, we would make the trek over to Nash's cabin. Having never approached from this direction, it turned out not to be a very far hike to up Shamong Road and down Nash's Cabin Road. The most...

A possible well out front... Another possible well was found right by the road. Into this well, I was able to push my walking stick all the way to the handle... Here are a few old Items found inside the cellar hole...

So I gone hunting for Bucks.... tavern that is. This post chronicles my search for the forgotten tavern, that according to Boyer, was a favorite destination for the workmen of Martha. The route.... https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z580-UUkq_6s.kRbo_IPy9bAA&usp=sharing I parked just...

Wow, Great info and maps. I previously thought that the Stone Bridge Farm was located next to the old cranberry bog - on it's east side.

Since we know that the mill was in ruins in the early 1790's when the Atsion Co. Improved the dam, and rebuilt the lock, I had been considering the possibility that any ironstone that was utilized in the construction of the old mill may have been repurposed in the reconstruction of the lock...

Don, the dotted line on the 1860 map represents the proposed route of the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad. Here is a link to the Map. It is the 5th map down on the page. Click on it to enlarge. http://library.princeton.edu/njmaps/state_of_nj.html