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BarryC
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Just thought I'd mention a few lesser-known ghost towns here. I can come back and talk about some of them at a later time.
Atlantic County:
1) Amatol (WW I artillery shell-loading) Haven't found any remains yet. In the late 1920 there was a board race track there too.
2) Belcoville, AKA Bethlehem Loading Company (WW I artillery shell-loading). Many foundations and ruins.
3) Estellville- paper making. Paper mill ruins, Methodist Church and cemetery, manor house, store, etc. Near Belcoville.
4) Stephens Creek- unknown. No remains found. Near Estellville.
5) Pleasant Mills- paper making. Paper mill ruins along roadside, Catholic Cemetery (church is gone). People still live in area. Borders on Batsto.
6) Gloucester Furnace- bog iron making. No remains, but site is interesting.
7) Etna Furnace, Head-of-the-River-- bog iron making. No remains found yet. Exact site not found yet. Methodist church and large cemetery.
8 ) Weymouth Furnace or Weymouth- bog iron making, and then paper later on. 2 sets of paper mill ruins, other house sites not found yet, Methodist Church and cemetery with several bog iron gravemarkers. People live in area.
Cumberland County:
1) Cumberland Furnace, aka Budd's Ironworks- bog iron making. No remains found, but there is a Methodist Church with 25 or so bog iron gravemarkers in its cemetery.
All these places can be included in various future outings. If anyone knows of other such places here in Atlantic County or Cumberland County, post them here. These are just the ones I remember off the top of my head.
Barry
Atlantic County:
1) Amatol (WW I artillery shell-loading) Haven't found any remains yet. In the late 1920 there was a board race track there too.
2) Belcoville, AKA Bethlehem Loading Company (WW I artillery shell-loading). Many foundations and ruins.
3) Estellville- paper making. Paper mill ruins, Methodist Church and cemetery, manor house, store, etc. Near Belcoville.
4) Stephens Creek- unknown. No remains found. Near Estellville.
5) Pleasant Mills- paper making. Paper mill ruins along roadside, Catholic Cemetery (church is gone). People still live in area. Borders on Batsto.
6) Gloucester Furnace- bog iron making. No remains, but site is interesting.
7) Etna Furnace, Head-of-the-River-- bog iron making. No remains found yet. Exact site not found yet. Methodist church and large cemetery.
8 ) Weymouth Furnace or Weymouth- bog iron making, and then paper later on. 2 sets of paper mill ruins, other house sites not found yet, Methodist Church and cemetery with several bog iron gravemarkers. People live in area.
Cumberland County:
1) Cumberland Furnace, aka Budd's Ironworks- bog iron making. No remains found, but there is a Methodist Church with 25 or so bog iron gravemarkers in its cemetery.
All these places can be included in various future outings. If anyone knows of other such places here in Atlantic County or Cumberland County, post them here. These are just the ones I remember off the top of my head.
Barry
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