Towers of Fire: Iron Production in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
The production of iron is perhaps the most famous of the Pine Barrens industries. Fortunes were made and lost nearly overnight, and entire towns and
The production of iron is perhaps the most famous of the Pine Barrens industries. Fortunes were made and lost nearly overnight, and entire towns and
Few people have probably heard of the events that transpired on July 13, 1928 in Burlington County. Even fewer people would known that during the
From “Salter’s History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties,” by Edwin Salter, E. Gardner & Son, Bayone, NJ 1890. The following is an additional well-authenticated account
The fire came without warning. Sweeping through the area, it engulfed the mostly abandoned village. Flames licked through the mill like it was candy. Large
I could lead you down ordinary ways to Taunton, Etna, Atsion and Batsto, without more to-do. I could tell how that old sailor with the
“An observant traveler, taking his way through the bleak woods in November, especially, along the tangled and moss-carpeted trails among forgotten towns, must sooner or
Whenever I walk the Tallertown road, the ghosts rise up around me. There is, to begin with, the ghost of the town itself for in
A bit of determination and hard work can sometimes pay off, especially for the ghost town hunter. Just today I had finished an article about
By Robert Blanda. It was back in 1968, that the Wells Mills Frog Farm first saw the light of day. Even the locals were unaware
This paper, about the area that is mostly Great Adventure Six Flags today, was written for the July 27, 1916 Allentown Messenger by R. P.
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