Grave in BRSF....

[wolfspider05]

Has anyone ever been to the grave in Bass River State Forest? I seen an article on page 28 of the new Weird NJ magazine. It gives brief directions of where it is located. There are two pictures, one has a wooden cross mounted to a tree and the picture of the gravestone itself. It almost looks like a big rock. The inscription only reads "W.P. 1700". It also mentions old foundations in the area. The gravestone looks really old.

 

[Ben Ruset]

Has anyone ever been to the grave in Bass River State Forest? I seen an article on page 28 of the new Weird NJ magazine. It gives brief directions of where it is located. There are two pictures, one has a wooden cross mounted to a tree and the picture of the gravestone itself. It almost looks like a big rock. The inscription only reads "W.P. 1700". It also mentions old foundations in the area. The gravestone looks really old.

I bet it's not a grave, but a marker of some sort.

Did William Penn own land around that area?

 

[wolfspider05]

I bet it's not a grave, but a marker of some sort.

Did William Penn own land around that area?

True, thats what I am guessing, more like a marker then a grave. I want to find out what the W.P is out of curiousity. It could be William Penn, not sure if he owned land in that area. who knows?

 

[Teegate]

I am betting on a property marker also, actually certain of it That is why the N20 marker is located 5 feet away. They always place the state markers nearby, usually with a line pointing toward the old stone. The question is what would the N stand for? In Wharton and Lebanon the state markers say NJ. I would assume Bass River might say BR, though I don't know because I have not looked for any there.

The real question is where is it located? Bass River State Forest is actually many different location scattered all around, some quite a distance from each other.

One thing to remember is that many of the older inscribed stones were actually placed there much later than the date on them. I know this because of talking to a property owner who informed me that a stone on their property with an old date, does not show up in records until many years later. All previous records don't mention it. In any event the one in the photo looks old.

If anyone comes up with this location I would be interested in visiting it.

Guy

 

[Teegate]

If you check out page 14 ( Barren Blobs ) I think you will find it is the algae swamp a few of us visited that Howard Boyd mentions in his book.

http://www.njpinebarrens.com/teegate/main.php/download/955-1/STA_4812.jpg

And Ben, check out page 19 ( Fireplace Tree Facts ) very closely.

Guy

 

[Ben Ruset]

Which book is that?

 

[Teegate]

Which book is that?

The newest WeirdNJ.

Guy

 

[Ben Ruset]

The newest WeirdNJ.

Guy

Ah. I haven't picked it up. What am I missing?

 

[Stu]

What are they ruining this time?

 

[foofoo]

i think those 2 wierd new jersey guys stink on t.v. no personality and a boring show . at least there out doing there thing to all 50 states nowso new jersey can get a break.

 

[Stu]

They have no personality and get paid to print garbage their tools, I mean fans, write FOR them. They don't even visit everywhere they write about. That's my biggest problem with them; I feel you have no right to write about a place you haven't even gone to.

 

[Ben Ruset]

Yeah, their show didn't do much for me.

 

[wolfspider05]

Although I do love the history channel

 

[Ben Ruset]

Although I do love the history channel

I just switched from Dish Network back to Comcast Digital Cable. I haven't explored all of the new channels yet, but there seem to be a bunch of really cool History type channels now.

 

[woodjin]

Guy, I am a little confused. Are you saying that the place we visited is in Weird NJ now? Is that correct? I am a little confused 'cause I thought the disscussion was about a "grave" in Bass River.

Jeff

 

[Ben Ruset]

Guy, I am a little confused. Are you saying that the place we visited is in Weird NJ now? Is that correct? I am a little confused 'cause I thought the disscussion was about a "grave" in Bass River.

Jeff

I think we're just talking about WNJ in general now.

 

[Teegate]

Guy, I am a little confused. Are you saying that the place we visited is in Weird NJ now? Is that correct? I am a little confused 'cause I thought theJeff,

The Bass River Grave is mentioned in Weird NJ, and after posting my reply I read a few more pages and posted the second post about other items mentioned in it. That is where the Barren Blob comes in. A woman said she was flying over the pines and noticed a "lake" with algae in it like the newspapers talked about at the shore. I was thinking that it may be the same place we visited that she saw.

Guy

 

[Gerania]

If you check out page 14 ( Barren Blobs ) I think you will find it is the algae swamp a few of us visited that Howard Boyd mentions in his book.

http://www.njpinebarrens.com/teegate/main.php/download/955-1/STA_4812.jpg

And Ben, check out page 19 ( Fireplace Tree Facts ) very closely.

Guy

I'm thinking that it's page 14 Barrens Blobs and the algae swamp that match that picture.

Gillian

 

[woodjin]

I see. I enjoy reading the weird NJ mags from time to time as a goof. However, I definitely don't want to see delicate areas showing up in there. Although I know that has already happened in some instances.

Jeff

 

[Teegate]

Has anyone ever been to the grave in Bass River State Forest? I seen an article on page 28 of the new Weird NJ magazine. It gives brief directions of where it is located. There are two pictures, one has a wooden cross mounted to a tree and the picture of the gravestone itself. It almost looks like a big rock. The inscription only reads "W.P. 1700". It also mentions old foundations in the area. The gravestone looks really old.

I have come up with three possible locations as to where this would be. All of them close to each other, and all in an area I never go. So one day in the future I will check them out and see what I come up with.

Guy