All,
Have you ever wondered where the exact location of the Harris Station was along the Jersey Central Railroad? Most maps put the station in the general area where the road from Apple Pie Hill meets the JCRR. But where was the exact spot?
Recently, while looking over some old maps I found two from 1913 that shows the property of Dr. White who owned Apple Pie Hill and some of the surrounding property at that time. He, as many land owner of that era had big plans for his propery, and the map shows all the streets and lots that were laid off by him. But a bonus in those maps shows the location of the Harris Station. All we need to know is where the survey locations are that are shown on the map and we can zero in on it. I happen to know those locations and in the maps below you will see where the Harris Station really was.
This map from 1913 shows the station to be almost in the middle but slightly to the right of the two dotted property lines that eventually would become a portion of the Pine Crest Buck Club. The station is circled in yellow. The two lines just above it are the tracks for the Jersey Central. Obviously, the station would be along the track. If you look to the right and up from the yellow circle you can see the two 50' easements that was owned by the JCRR. They are above and below the tracks with the station obviously in the lower 50 foot easement. The dotted lines to the right and left of the station, and the solid line just below the 206.74 is the property line of the Pine Crest Buck Club.
In this 1995 map I have put blue lines on the exact location of the dotted and solid lines from the above maps. These are precision survey lines. From the map above we know the station was in the middle and slightly to the right of the dotted lines, so I can accurately place the location of the station on this map.
I visited there today and looked the area over and it is my opinion that the terrain in that area pretty much tells us this is correct. In this photo you can see where the mound of dirt furthest from the tracks that runs completely from the road up to Apple Pie Hill to this location stops right at this location. If it continued on it would have been in the way of the station.
Notice the upper mound of dirt ending in the middle of the photo. This ended because of the station in my opinion.
The disturbed area where the station was located. Just in the distance is the road where access to the station could be made.
The location on Ben's Live Maps
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.79554&lng=-74.58347&z=18&type=h&gpx=
Guy
Have you ever wondered where the exact location of the Harris Station was along the Jersey Central Railroad? Most maps put the station in the general area where the road from Apple Pie Hill meets the JCRR. But where was the exact spot?
Recently, while looking over some old maps I found two from 1913 that shows the property of Dr. White who owned Apple Pie Hill and some of the surrounding property at that time. He, as many land owner of that era had big plans for his propery, and the map shows all the streets and lots that were laid off by him. But a bonus in those maps shows the location of the Harris Station. All we need to know is where the survey locations are that are shown on the map and we can zero in on it. I happen to know those locations and in the maps below you will see where the Harris Station really was.
This map from 1913 shows the station to be almost in the middle but slightly to the right of the two dotted property lines that eventually would become a portion of the Pine Crest Buck Club. The station is circled in yellow. The two lines just above it are the tracks for the Jersey Central. Obviously, the station would be along the track. If you look to the right and up from the yellow circle you can see the two 50' easements that was owned by the JCRR. They are above and below the tracks with the station obviously in the lower 50 foot easement. The dotted lines to the right and left of the station, and the solid line just below the 206.74 is the property line of the Pine Crest Buck Club.
In this 1995 map I have put blue lines on the exact location of the dotted and solid lines from the above maps. These are precision survey lines. From the map above we know the station was in the middle and slightly to the right of the dotted lines, so I can accurately place the location of the station on this map.
I visited there today and looked the area over and it is my opinion that the terrain in that area pretty much tells us this is correct. In this photo you can see where the mound of dirt furthest from the tracks that runs completely from the road up to Apple Pie Hill to this location stops right at this location. If it continued on it would have been in the way of the station.
Notice the upper mound of dirt ending in the middle of the photo. This ended because of the station in my opinion.
The disturbed area where the station was located. Just in the distance is the road where access to the station could be made.
The location on Ben's Live Maps
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.79554&lng=-74.58347&z=18&type=h&gpx=
Guy
