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Recent Posts
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- Charles Read: Part 4 – Exile
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History & Legends Archive
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The Jersey Taverns
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 CommentThe tavern was a building that, in colonial America, was second in importance only to the meetinghouse. Here a person could hear the news, find the market prices of goods,... -
The Early Swedes in New Jersey
Posted on February 18, 2011 | No CommentsIn the days before New Jersey, when the British were still busy colonizing New England and Virginia, and the Dutch controlled New Netherland, which stretched from Toms River to the... -
The Batona Trail Diary, the First 30 Miles
Posted on May 8, 2010 | No CommentsAll, There is a small amount of information on the history of the Batona Trail available online, but what do we really know about how it all came about? And... -
The Battle of Chestnut Neck
Posted on November 27, 2007 | No CommentsNew Jersey is often called the “crossroads of the revolution” and indeed it was. Being located between New York City and Philadelphia, both rebel and British troops crossed the state... -
The Travail of the Blue Comet
Posted on November 21, 2007 | No CommentsIf you are a Pinelands devotee, you probably have heard the Jersey Central rail line through Chatsworth referred to as the Trail of the Blue Comet. This all reserved air-conditioned... -
The Wells Mills Frog Farm
Posted on November 11, 2007 | No CommentsBy Robert Blanda. It was back in 1968, that the Wells Mills Frog Farm first saw the light of day. Even the locals were unaware of the giant 10-, 20-pound,... -
The Bear Swamp Hill Airplane Crash
Posted on November 24, 2001 | No CommentsIn January of 1971 the war in Cambodia was expanding, George McGovern made his presidential bid official, William Cahill was NJ Governor, and practice at the Warren Grove bombing range... -
The Legend of the Jersey Devil
Posted on October 31, 2001 | No CommentsStretching from Toms River in Ocean County, to Cape May lies a tract of forest that has captivated people since pre-colonial times. Some of the first permanent settlements in North...