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Broke Jeep Joe

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Hello Everyone,

I have posted a few times on different subjects, but I would like to send my personal thanks to TeeGate (Guy) for taking the time and posting all of his "then and now" pics. I think it's great to see the way things change over the years, and I wanted to let hime know that his hard work, travels and dedication is appreciated from my viewing point. Keep up the great work! I also enjoyed the write up on Rockwood. I live very close to this location and have always enjoyed that area. I believe it was discussed before, but there is a certain road back there that has cedars imbedded across it, I think it was mentioned this was done in earlier times for flooding concerns. There is also an "un-bridge" back there as well.
 
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Broke Jeep Joe said:
Hello Everyone,

I have posted a few times on different subjects, but I would like to send my personal thanks to TeeGate (Guy) for taking the time and posting all of his "then and now" pics. I think it's great to see the way things change over the years, and I wanted to let hime know that his hard work, travels and dedication is appreciated from my viewing point. Keep up the great work! I also enjoyed the write up on Rockwood. I live very close to this location and have always enjoyed that area. I believe it was discussed before, but there is a certain road back there that has cedars imbedded across it, I think it was mentioned this was done in earlier times for flooding concerns. There is also an "un-bridge" back there as well.
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Joe,

I was just looking through this forum and noticed this post. I am so sorry I did not see it and respond earlier. I appreciate your comments and opinions on my photo's. Maybe not the greatest photographer, but the photo are forever captured for all to see. From my point of view that is all that matters.

Again, I am sorry for the late response.


Guy
 
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As for the un-bridge, are you refering to one near Rockwood, or on West Mills Road near Paradise Lake?

Guy
 
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Guy,

not knowing the "proper" names for all the roads out there, the way I found it was to come to the intersection of Chew Rd and 206, make a right towards Hammonton and an almost immediate left into Wharton. Travel this for a bit until you come to a wide sandy crossroad that a lot of people seem to like to do doughnuts at. If you make a left and follow that it brings you all the way around to Rockwood Rd on 206. If you make a right, it leads to the "unbridge". Curilously, making the left, if it is passable, back a ways is a right turn where I mentioned the "cedar road". I hope you can make sense of my directions. As I said, Rockwood is one of my "stomping grounds"

Joe
 
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You mean this one I surmise.


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Guy,

I'll have to take a quick ride out there, the pic you posted looks a little too intact to be the one I'm thinking of, unless someone has done some "reconstruction" I'll let you know.

Thanks,
J
 
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A little info on a bridge in that area.


The late Joseph Wilson, historian, and a long-time Hammonton News managing editor and later news columnist, mentions in one article of the Batsto Gazette that there was a small bridge across the Nescochague named Bloody Bridge. Mr. Wilson had heard that it had been destroyed and must have questioned that. In 5/1986 he was informed by Richard Child, the former owner of the Paradise Lake Campground that Bloody Bridge was still intact. I am assuming our bridges are not Bloody Bridge, and there must have been some smaller bridge in the campground area itself they are referring to. In the Winter/Spring 1986 edition of the Batsto Gazette he finally explains the name of the bridge and there also is a photo. I do not have that issue so I can’t look it over to see how large or small that bridge is.
 
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BTW, I am sure anyone who has been to the Unbridge in my photo gallery has wondered about it’s past. The fact is that around the mid 60’s there was nothing there and someone decided to build a crossing there. There had been one there many years before. This project was eventually abandoned, and what you see is the result of that.


Guy
 
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Hello Everyone.

Sorry it took a while to get back to this. My job sometimes takes me away(literally) and I don't have time to do the things I love because I have to catch up on everything else. I'm going to try to load a picture here, if it doesn't work out, check my new gallery. I went yesterday evening(sorry for the dark pics) but it appears that this bridge use to be for vehicles by looking at the pilings. Someone has nailed some 2x6 across one set of pilings for crossing. I didn't cross last night becasue I had my youngest with me. Let me know if any of you have seen this before or have crossed! I tried to make it over to the "Cedar" road before dark but didn't. I hope to get pics of this soon and post.
 

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Broke Jeep Joe said:
Guy,

Send me a PM if you would like to go sometime and take a look.

J
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I am always interested in going, I just have to find the time. The next time I am going to be in the area I will contact you.


Guy
 
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A little info on a bridge in that area.


The late Joseph Wilson, historian, and a long-time Hammonton News managing editor and later news columnist, mentions in one article of the Batsto Gazette that there was a small bridge across the Nescochague named Bloody Bridge. Mr. Wilson had heard that it had been destroyed and must have questioned that. In 5/1986 he was informed by Richard Child, the former owner of the Paradise Lake Campground that Bloody Bridge was still intact. I am assuming our bridges are not Bloody Bridge, and there must have been some smaller bridge in the campground area itself they are referring to. In the Winter/Spring 1986 edition of the Batsto Gazette he finally explains the name of the bridge and there also is a photo. I do not have that issue so I can’t look it over to see how large or small that bridge is.
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All,

I have an update on the subject matter of Bloody Bridge mentioned earlier in this post. The bridge is/was below Paradise Lake and was used as a fire-fighting road and for logging. It was constructed in the early part of the last century and during the construction it received it’s name. One of the men building it dived off to cool down, and struck his head on a stump. Soon the river was red and hence the name.

Even more interesting is the fact that this information was originally acquired by “The Sicilian Piney” himself, the late Dave Amato :)

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Broke Jeep Joe said:
Hello Everyone.

Sorry it took a while to get back to this. My job sometimes takes me away(literally) and I don't have time to do the things I love because I have to catch up on everything else. I'm going to try to load a picture here, if it doesn't work out, check my new gallery. I went yesterday evening(sorry for the dark pics) but it appears that this bridge use to be for vehicles by looking at the pilings. Someone has nailed some 2x6 across one set of pilings for crossing. I didn't cross last night becasue I had my youngest with me. Let me know if any of you have seen this before or have crossed! I tried to make it over to the "Cedar" road before dark but didn't. I hope to get pics of this soon and post.
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Oh I know this bridge. It crosses the nescochague east of Bloody bridge. I suspect you have been there also Guy. Remember where we parked for the Great Swamp hike? It is directly oppisite there across rockwood road toward and over the nescochague. It does look very old. I suspect it was used heavily during the massive lumber industry in the area in the early 1900's. But that is just an assumption. It could pre-date that.

Jeff
 
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TeeGate said:
All,

I have an update on the subject matter of Bloody Bridge mentioned earlier in this post. The bridge is/was below Paradise Lake and was used as a fire-fighting road and for logging. It was constructed in the early part of the last century and during the construction it received it’s name. One of the men building it dived off to cool down, and struck his head on a stump. Soon the river was red and hence the name.

Even more interesting is the fact that this information was originally acquired by “The Sicilian Piney” himself, the late Dave Amato :)

bloody.jpg



Guy
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The river and bridge looks larger in this photo than does present day. Probably just the angle. Also, it looks like alot more decidious trees in the background. Swamp maple I would presume. I seem to recall mostly pine around it now.
 
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