All,
Thanks to the explorations of our very own woodjin (Jeff), I was able to visit two of the three Sawmills he has found in the recent past. Jessica and I started our day by visiting one just off of route 70 near Whispering Pines. This one appears to be an older one, most likely from the early part of the last century.
From there we went to visit the second Sawmill location near Barnegat Wreckers, and while looking for it my phone rang. It was a man who I have met before that was a member of the gun club formally at Union Clay Works. He actually was at the location where the building was at, and I told him I would be there in a few minutes. During the conversation he mentioned that the road from 72 at Barnegat Wreckers that passes Red Oak Grove, had been cleared along the sides of it almost as if they were going to widen or pave it. This got my attention, and on the way to meet him we checked it out.
Some of these photo’s were taken right at Red Oak Grove. They have made a mess of it. I don’t think they are really going to do anything, maybe more than likely they are just clearing out the woods along the edges. This may alleviate the problem that has occurred quite often there with trees falling across the road. Then again I may be wrong. I will be checking into it with someone I know who should be able to tell me.
The road from 72 to Red Oak Grove.
We arrived to find him waiting for us, and we headed over to the ruins so he could reminisce. He was a member there starting around 1950, along with his father and many others. It was very small, and in later years they expanded it. In the summer months they would sleep outside on cots. The ruins there are of the chimney for the heater, and the rusted springs are not just trash discarded there. They were from the club. The pipe sticking out of the ground has an interesting story on how it was put in. His father had a Model A Ford and would jack up the car, remove one of the wheels, and attached a heavy rope to it. The rope went to a pulley in a tree that had a very heavy weight on it. He would rev the engine and pull the weight up, and align the weight over the pipe. By quickly releasing the weight it would come crashing down on the pipe forcing it into the ground. The end result unfortunately was no water at all. He figures it is about 15 feet into the ground.
Here he is at that very pipe today.
He also mentioned that the well along the road nearby was intact back then and deep. They at one time climbed into it and tried to dig it deeper. They apparently tried everything to get water. Today, the well is almost completely filled in. Also, the road past the club that is there now was not there years ago. The road in was closer to the field, and there is no evidence of it today.
From there we all headed back to the area around Barnegat Wreckers and visited the sawmill Jeff found earlier this year.
And finally, a little humor to end the post. Does anyone know the significance of this photo and where it is taken at?
Guy
Thanks to the explorations of our very own woodjin (Jeff), I was able to visit two of the three Sawmills he has found in the recent past. Jessica and I started our day by visiting one just off of route 70 near Whispering Pines. This one appears to be an older one, most likely from the early part of the last century.
From there we went to visit the second Sawmill location near Barnegat Wreckers, and while looking for it my phone rang. It was a man who I have met before that was a member of the gun club formally at Union Clay Works. He actually was at the location where the building was at, and I told him I would be there in a few minutes. During the conversation he mentioned that the road from 72 at Barnegat Wreckers that passes Red Oak Grove, had been cleared along the sides of it almost as if they were going to widen or pave it. This got my attention, and on the way to meet him we checked it out.
Some of these photo’s were taken right at Red Oak Grove. They have made a mess of it. I don’t think they are really going to do anything, maybe more than likely they are just clearing out the woods along the edges. This may alleviate the problem that has occurred quite often there with trees falling across the road. Then again I may be wrong. I will be checking into it with someone I know who should be able to tell me.
The road from 72 to Red Oak Grove.
We arrived to find him waiting for us, and we headed over to the ruins so he could reminisce. He was a member there starting around 1950, along with his father and many others. It was very small, and in later years they expanded it. In the summer months they would sleep outside on cots. The ruins there are of the chimney for the heater, and the rusted springs are not just trash discarded there. They were from the club. The pipe sticking out of the ground has an interesting story on how it was put in. His father had a Model A Ford and would jack up the car, remove one of the wheels, and attached a heavy rope to it. The rope went to a pulley in a tree that had a very heavy weight on it. He would rev the engine and pull the weight up, and align the weight over the pipe. By quickly releasing the weight it would come crashing down on the pipe forcing it into the ground. The end result unfortunately was no water at all. He figures it is about 15 feet into the ground.
Here he is at that very pipe today.
He also mentioned that the well along the road nearby was intact back then and deep. They at one time climbed into it and tried to dig it deeper. They apparently tried everything to get water. Today, the well is almost completely filled in. Also, the road past the club that is there now was not there years ago. The road in was closer to the field, and there is no evidence of it today.
From there we all headed back to the area around Barnegat Wreckers and visited the sawmill Jeff found earlier this year.
And finally, a little humor to end the post. Does anyone know the significance of this photo and where it is taken at?
Guy
