It was a nice, sunny, Saturday morning, so me and my friend decided to go to the Forked River Mountain area, we turned in at the 16.5 mile marker on Rt.539, taking Bryant Road to Mountain Road, the road was wet in some places, mainly hard packed with few shallow washouts.
Passing the Forked River Mountains and the old ammo depots, we then proceeded to take the old Tuckerton Railroad grade road northwest to the Factory Branch area, notice the bumpy road. This pic was taken looking southeast.
We then proceeded northwest to where the road goes to Lacey Road,on the way we met a hiker, her telling us that she was about to leave on a trip to the Grand Canyon.
Turning back because of the closed gate on Lacey Road, we then returned to the Factory Branch, taking the first pic looking east, you could see clear down to the bottom.
A brief history on the Tuckerton Railroad, if i am wrong on any of the following please correct me.
The line was started on October 14th 1871, helped by investor Archelaus R. Pharo, the distance from Whiting to Tuckerton was 29 miles. Mr Pharo wanted a railroad line to take vacationers to his newly opened shore resort on Long Beach Island called Beach Haven.
The last time the railroad ran under the Tuckerton name was on January 31st, 1936. All rails were removed for scrap by 1940. Also a man named Barclay Haines who ran the Rancocas Steamboat Company struck a deal with Baldwin Locomotive to supply the engines.
The following is a pic of the Factory Branch looking west.
We then left the area for Buckingham, we arrived at the turn for Buckingham from Rt.70, making a left turn from Rt.70, paralleling the Ocean-Burlington County border, we arrived at the railroad right of way, i spotted this marker in the area, it did not have any inscription on it.
Then it was on to Buckingham, founded in 1880 by John Buckingham with the intent of founding a lumber camp. We first noticed the following cellar hole,on one end which is very hard to see are two reinforcing rods coming out of the ground. Could this have been for the passenger shed and the shanty for telegraph emergencies ?
My first deer pic, at a distance, but in the field area, where fences were erected to keep the deer out of the gardens.
Some more pics of the area.
I have to say this place to me and my friend is one of best places to view cellar holes in the pines. Some more pics.
To further elaborate on Buckingham, the town started to fail after a cow bought by Mr.Buckingham for his daughter went amok after being chewed up by mosquitoes attacked the girl, killing her. Shortly afterwards John Buckingham died, then his wife moved away.
The final two pics from Buckingham.
It was time now to call it a day. Proceeding west on the railroad right of way, we then got on Glasshouse Road to Mount Misery Road back to Rt.70
going on to our friends house in Tabernacle Township for some cold refreshments, of course we had to stay in the car at his house for a while longer as the Township was spraying for Gypsy Moths.
This trip after a soaking rain on Friday is easily makeable in a car, one heck of an outing.
Jim
Passing the Forked River Mountains and the old ammo depots, we then proceeded to take the old Tuckerton Railroad grade road northwest to the Factory Branch area, notice the bumpy road. This pic was taken looking southeast.
We then proceeded northwest to where the road goes to Lacey Road,on the way we met a hiker, her telling us that she was about to leave on a trip to the Grand Canyon.
Turning back because of the closed gate on Lacey Road, we then returned to the Factory Branch, taking the first pic looking east, you could see clear down to the bottom.
A brief history on the Tuckerton Railroad, if i am wrong on any of the following please correct me.
The line was started on October 14th 1871, helped by investor Archelaus R. Pharo, the distance from Whiting to Tuckerton was 29 miles. Mr Pharo wanted a railroad line to take vacationers to his newly opened shore resort on Long Beach Island called Beach Haven.
The last time the railroad ran under the Tuckerton name was on January 31st, 1936. All rails were removed for scrap by 1940. Also a man named Barclay Haines who ran the Rancocas Steamboat Company struck a deal with Baldwin Locomotive to supply the engines.
The following is a pic of the Factory Branch looking west.
We then left the area for Buckingham, we arrived at the turn for Buckingham from Rt.70, making a left turn from Rt.70, paralleling the Ocean-Burlington County border, we arrived at the railroad right of way, i spotted this marker in the area, it did not have any inscription on it.
Then it was on to Buckingham, founded in 1880 by John Buckingham with the intent of founding a lumber camp. We first noticed the following cellar hole,on one end which is very hard to see are two reinforcing rods coming out of the ground. Could this have been for the passenger shed and the shanty for telegraph emergencies ?
My first deer pic, at a distance, but in the field area, where fences were erected to keep the deer out of the gardens.
Some more pics of the area.
I have to say this place to me and my friend is one of best places to view cellar holes in the pines. Some more pics.
To further elaborate on Buckingham, the town started to fail after a cow bought by Mr.Buckingham for his daughter went amok after being chewed up by mosquitoes attacked the girl, killing her. Shortly afterwards John Buckingham died, then his wife moved away.
The final two pics from Buckingham.
It was time now to call it a day. Proceeding west on the railroad right of way, we then got on Glasshouse Road to Mount Misery Road back to Rt.70
going on to our friends house in Tabernacle Township for some cold refreshments, of course we had to stay in the car at his house for a while longer as the Township was spraying for Gypsy Moths.
This trip after a soaking rain on Friday is easily makeable in a car, one heck of an outing.
Jim
We were also there at the same time.