I've tried my best to remember the details of a story I was told about 10 years ago by the then assistant superintendant of wharton state park whose name I think was a Jim Donohue. I do remember for sure that he said he was a landscaper fom Freehold. From what I remember, he told me the story of an olympic athlete from new jersey who evidently did very well in the 1952? or '56 olympics. I think he said he was either a wrestler or a track and field guy. The state of New Jersey felt like he should be rewarded for his efforts and subsequently offered him a job in the parks division or something similiar. From what I was told, he was aware that the state was preparing to purchase large tracts of the pinelands and in advance of the states purchase bought a few hundred acres and established a campground, knowing that the state would have to negotiate with him for its purchase. I remember he made out well. I never did know the name of the campground or its location and wondered if anyone could add anything to fill in the missing pieces. On a different note, he also said there was an old radio tower still standing as he pointed to the west side of 206.
