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Batsto Day Book
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| Tour 23 |
| Atlantic City-Absecon_Egg Harbor City_Berlin-Camden-(Phildelphia, PA) US 30.
Atlantic City to Pennsylvania Line
Includes Absecon, Pomona, Germania, Magnolia, Waterford Works, Berlin, Lawnside, and more.
*Disclaimer: relayed for historical information. Please be aware that information below is as printed in 1939. |
| Tour 23A |
| Egg Harbor City-Batsto-Pleasant Mills; unnumbered roads
Egg Harbor City to Pleasant Mills, 12.1 m.
*Disclaimer: relayed for historical information. Please be aware that information below is as printed in 1939.
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| Tour 27 |
| Tour 27
Includes Laurelton, Lakehurst, Whitesbog, Upton, Upper Mill, Ong's Hat,
Friendship Creek, Medford, Marlton, Ellisburg, Haddonfield, and Erlton.
*Disclaimer: Information presented for historical purposes only. |
| Tour 29B |
| WPA Federal Writer's Project. Published 1939.
Tour 29A
Salem—Oakwood Beach—Elsinboro Point; Tilbury Rd., Fort Elsfborg-Salem Rd. |
| Tour 35A |
| Tour 35A
Ship Botton-Harvey Cedars-Barnegat City-Surf City-Lovelady-High Point-Barnegat Lighthouse
*Disclaimer: relayed for historical information. Please be aware that information below is as printed in 1939. |
| WPA Tour 26 |
| Lakewood to Camden. Includes Cassville, Cookstown, Pemberton, Lumberton, Hanover Furnace, and more. 1939 reprint. |
| WPA Tour 34 |
| Egg Harbor City-Tuckahoe-Seaville; State 50.
Corbin City, Estelville, Belcoville.
Includes the story of the Jersey Devil. |
| WPA Tour 35B |
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Martha Furnace Diaries
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Bass River Gazette
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Professional articles & documents
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| Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New Jersey |
| This map shows the numerous battles and skirmishes that occurred in New
Jersey as verified in historical records. The locations and dates of
the major battles are shown in red with large crossed swords. The minor
battles and skirmishes are shown in red with smaller crossed swords.
Because of the many engagements that occurred in the neutral ground,
the area from New Brunswick and Amboy northward to Paramus and Closter,
the dates are listed on the left of the map. The colonial place names
are used, and the locations are accurate within the physical
limitations of the map. Whenever possible, the natural features of the
Jersey coast have been restored to their approximate location for the
decade 1770-1780. Cape May has been extended, Sandy Hook altered and
Brigantine and Long Beach moved seaward. The road network is only
representative and is included for the purpose of suggesting the major
travel routes of the period, with due consideration to the local
topography. County and township names are those which were in existence
during the Revolutionary War as they appear in "The Story of New
Jersey's Civil Boundaries" by John P. Snyder |
| Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New Jersey by David Munn |
| This booklet is based on John D. Alden's 1945 map of the same name
(which was revised in 1965 by D. Stanton Hammond), and lists the
battles and skirmishes depicted on that map. This publication not only
provides brief descriptions of these actions, but also includes
bibliographic references in which more detailed information can be
found. |
| Black & Dirty Work |
| Archaeology Amidst the Relic
Charcoal Kilns of Southern NJ. Reprinted from the Archaeological
Society of New Jersey Bulletin with permission of the author,
archeaologist Alan Mounier. |
| Clay and Clay Working Industry 1910-1911 |
Excerpts from The Geological
Survey of New Jersey:Bulletin 7. The Mineral Industry of New
Jersey for
1911 by Henry B. Kummel. Trenton, NJ, MacCrellish & Quigley, State
Printers |
| Ethnobotany |
| Excavation of the Batsto Boat |
by J. A. STARKEY, Project
Supervisor
Reprinted from the Spring. 1963 issue of The Bulletin
(New Jersey
Academy of Science.) and with permission from the old South Jersey
Magazine,
Summer 1974. |
| Fragments of Early Industries in South Jersey |
A brief description of the now
abandoned industrial town of Harrisville, New Jersey from
1760 to 1892
is given. A saw mill was the first venture and because this town was
near
several large bog iron ore funraces a slitting mill was erected.
The town reached the geight
of its development in the manufacture of
paper from salt marsh grass. Allusion is also made to
the attempted
establisment of the silk industry in South Jersey. Article by K.
Braddock-Rogers,
appeared October 1931 in Journal of Chemical
Education.
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| Historical
Archaeological Sketch of the Atlantic Brick Manufacturing Company Works
at Mays Landing, Atlantic County, New Jersey: Part 1 of 3 |
| Part 1 of 3.
by Alan Mounier. |
| Historical
Archaeological Sketch of the Atlantic Brick Manufacturing Company Works
at Mays Landing, Atlantic County, New Jersey: Part 2 of 3 |
| Part 2 of 3.
By Alan Mounier, archaeologist. |
| Historical
Archaeological Sketch of the Atlantic Brick Manufacturing Company Works
at Mays Landing, Atlantic County, New Jersey: Part 3 of 3 |
| Part 3 of 3.
by Alan Mounier. |
| History of Fairfield Township |
| Reprinted from Fairfield Township
Environmental Resource Inventory, with permission of Fairfield
Township. Published by Fairfield Township Environmental Commission
1994.
http://www.fairfieldtwp-nj.com/
The earliest permanent settlements in Cumberland County were along the
Cohansey River. Between 1680 and 1700 four colonies of settlers had
begun to carve out of the South Jersey wilderness a home for themselves
and their families. By 1700, Greenwich and Bowentown on the north side
of the river and Back Neck and Fairfield on the south side of the river
were the earliest settlements in the County. |
| History of the Oyster in the Delaware Bay |
| The
Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, has held a long history as a
commercially and ecologically important species in the Delaware Bay.
Today, oyster production is severely inhibited by disease. Although
oyster stocks have been significantly affected by disease, habitat
loss, and in some cases, over-harvesting, the eastern oyster remains an
integral part of the Delaware Estuary. This pamphlet highlights the
history of oyster harvesting and the importance of Eastern oysters in
the Delaware Estuary. |
| Rural Enterprise and the Northern Economy in the Early Republic: The New Jersey Charcoal Venture as a Test Case |
| Rural Enterprise and the Northern Economy in the Early Republic: The New Jersey Charcoal Venture as a Test Case
Includes information on Martha Furnace, Greenwood and Dover Furnace, charcoaling, and much more.
written by Kenryu Hashikawa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in US history
History Department, School of Humanities
Chiba University
Chiba, Japan |
| Small things, Closely considered |
| Consideration of several artifacts from Paleo-Indian to Early Woodland Times. By Alan Mounier, archaeologist. |
| South Jersey Forges and Furnaces, A Listing |
| A listing of early forges and
furnaces in New Jersey. Compiled from Charles S. Boyer's "Early Forges
& Furnaces in New Jersey". |
| Tar Kiln at Gloucester Furnace |
| By Alan Mounier and Budd Wilson. Reprinted with permission.
This work has been submitted for publication in the Bulletin of the Archeological Society of NJ |
| The Bog Ore and Bog Iron Industry of South Jersey |
| Reprinted with permission of the
old South Jersey magazine. Originally printed in "The Bulletin" NJ
Academy of science, Vol 7, No. 1, 1962. |
| THE BOG ORE INDUSTRY IN SOUTH JERSEY PRIOR TO 1845 |
| By K. BRADDOCK-ROGERS from a 1930 issue of Journal of Chemical Education. |
| World War II Bomb Plant |
| Mays Landing National Fireworks, a
WWII Bomb Plant. An archaeological survey by archeaologist Alan
Mounier, reprinted with permission. |
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| A Brief History of Amatol |
| A brief history of Amatol loading Company.
Copyright Renee Scagnelli. |
| Absegami Yesteryear by Jack Boucher |
| Background
info on the author/photographer; photos, trip report, and listing of
places profiled in Boucher's book. Includes directions to such places
as Clarks Landing graves, Clarks Mill Meeting House, Gloucester
Furnace, etc. |
| Albert's Home Place |
| Riding though the pine barrens in
Waretown, New Jersey, one can almost hear the music of the Home
Place--the homeplace of Joe and George Albert, the founding fathers of
Albert's Music Hall. Every Saturday night musicians from all over
Waretown would come to their hunting cabin to play music... by Nicole Mobus. |
| Batsto Village |
| A brief description of the history of Batsto Village. |
| Birdwatching in Bivalve (and Shellpile!) |
| Tom Neigle's Birdwatching in Bivalve & Shellpile; a self-guided tour of the area. |
| Bog Iron Markers in NJ: A Photographic Inventory |
| Photographic inventory of bog iron grave markers in New Jersey. Article and photographs copyright Renee Scagnelli. |
| Bog Iron Markers: A Written Inventory |
| A written inventory of New Jersey's bog iron markers, locations and styles. By Renee Brecht Scagnelli |
| Cumberland Furnace |
| Cumberland Furnace, aka Eli Budd's Furnace and later as Manumuskin Manor
Article copyright by Renee Scagnelli |
| Ferracute Machine Company by Renee Brecht Scagnelli |
| Forked River Mountains and Aserdaten by Renee Brecht Scagnelli |
| Forked River Mountain munitions |
| Ah, the Forked River Mountains
with its air of mystery...At 184 feet in height, the Pine Hill, the
higher of the two mountains that constitute the Forked River Mountains,
is one of the higher points in the Pine Barrens. Apple Pie Hill is
known as one of the highest points
in the Pinelands, at 206 feet, a full 24 feet higher in elevation than
Pine Hill .Yet it seems that once upon a time the Pine Hill was
the higher in elevation of the two, at an elevation of 212 feet,
according to Cliff Oakley of Wells Mills County Park.
So what happened to the other 30 feet in the last century?
Read more... |
| Historic New Gretna House destroyed under suspicious circumstances |
| October 31, 2004
Last night the Historic New Gretna House, Route 9 in New Gretna, was
reduced to a pile of rubble due to fire.
At 11 a.m. this morning, the rubble, still smoldering, was blocked off
with caution tape. The state police, county sheriff, and arson unit,
along with its K-9, were investigating the scene.
Click on file to read more.... |
| How Charcoal was Made Charcoal Pits
by: Nicole Mobus |
| Lenape Power Structure: A Gendered, Egalitarian Society |
| The Lenape, or Delaware Indians,
were an Algonquin tribe comprised of three separate tribes: the Munsee,
whose totem was the wolf, the Unami, whose totem was the turtle, and
the Unalactigo, whose totem was the turkey (Woodruff 3-4). These tribes
were generally differentiated by differences in dialect, rather than by
politics or cultural differences. Collectively, these tribes were known
as the Lenape. by Renee Brecht Scagnelli |
| Lucy the elephant by NJ Pines member Mike McCormick |
| NJ Pines Ezine Vol 1 Issue #3 Fall 2005 |
| The Keith and Lawrence Lines, Part One |
| A brief recounting of the history
of the East and West Jersey proprietors, the Keith line, and the
Lawrence Line. Includes information on the Delaware-New Jersey boundary
and the New York-New Jersey boundary.
Part one of a two part article. |
| The Keith and Lawrence Lines, Part Two |
| A brief recounting of the history
of the East and West Jersey proprietors, the Keith line, and the
Lawrence Line. Includes information on the Delaware-New Jersey boundary
and the New York-New Jersey boundary.
Part two of a two part article. |
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| Brigid's Charge |
| An interview with Cynthia Lamb,
author of Brigid's Charge. Cynthia is a descendent of the Leed's line,
and grew up hearing stories about Mother Leeds and the Leeds Devil
(Jersey Devil).
Brigid's Charge is a powerful fictional work that explores that legend
with Mother Leeds as the heroine. This book is intended for mature
audiences. |
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| Aetna Furnace (Tuckahoe) |
| Cumberland & Atlantic county furnaces |
This article was published in an unnamed newspaper dated 8-22-1951.
Article
supplied courtesy Mark Demitroff.
Old Etna furnace, Concord Forge, Budd's
furnace, Wood's furnace, Cohansey furnace and Walker's forge mentioned. |
| Death of Last of SJ Bears |
The Bridgeton Evening News, Sept. 25, 1929.
Aged Millville Man Recalls Death of
Last of South Jersey Bears. |
| Historian Tells of Lost Town at Concord Furnace |
| Reprinted from an undated newspaper article, Vineland Historical Society
by "V.S.J" |
| Mullica Township--Father Beck |
MULLICA HISTORY
The following article appeared in the Sunday
Star-Ledger
of Newark, NJ on October 7, 1956.
It was written by Rev. Henry Beck, author of
Jersey Genesis. The article is a colorful slice of
history along the Mullica River.
Reprinted from Mullica Township Environmental Resource Inventory. |
| Newspaper Extracts New Jersey in the Revolution: Runaway slaves |
Extracts from various newspapers
in New Jersey during the Revolutionary
war: Runaway Slaves and
Indentured Servants at Batsto Furnace and Atsion
Furnace.
From "New Jersey in the Revolution", p 135-136,158-159,179-180.
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| Opposing Viewpoints |
Newspaper articles from Civil War period representing North and South views.
Rutgers University Special Collections and University archives. |
| Pleasant Mills: Final Curtain Fall for Mill Theater |
Article from Thursday December 17,
1981, The Press, Atlantic City.
It could
possibly have been South Jersey’s grandest historic landmark,
but history
has not been so kind.
The “old mill” is nestled in the forests of Sweetwater,
an area rich in
history dating back to America’s revolutionary times.
Today,
the woods surrounding the great stone structure are quiet, save
for an
occasional teenage beer party. The shell of the building, which
once housed
a cotton mill built in 1821, a rebuilt paper mill and the
Mill Playhouse, a
summer theater, still stands—some say just barely—on
the bank of the
Mullica.
The building has been closed for years, bearing the undignified
assaults of man and nature in the solitude of north-western Mullica
Township.
But the structure’s inherent cultural value hasn’t been lost
on all.
In fact,
when its owner died in 1975, arts groups competed for the
right to revive the establishment into a flourishing cultural center.
In short, this is the story of
the decline and fall of an historic
landmark..
Less than 30 years ago, young
actresses appearing in Mill Playhouse
productions rehearsed their dance
steps outside in courtyards lined
with flowers. |
| South Jersey's Pine Barrens may yield miracle cure |
| A reprint of a newspaper column by
Robert Peterson. Robert Peterson passed away a couple of years ago,
leaving a young family behind. Most recently, the book he was working
on at the time of his death, Natural Wonders of the Jersey Pines and
Shore was published. |
| The Concrete Ship Atlantus |
| 1926 newspaper article on the arrival of the concrete hulk "Atlantus". |
| Tidal flood of 1950, Thompson's Beach |
| Newspaper clippings and info on the tidal flood of 1950 at Thompson's Beach, Cumberland County, now deserted.
Reprinted with permission of the old South Jersey Magazine. |
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| Batsto Village (Batsto Furnace) Day Book Excerpts |
| 1827-1830, excerpts from the Batsto Furnace Day Book (Batsto Village) New Jersey.
Part One.
Transcribed by Renee Scagnelli
Visit Batsto Village, NJ website at: http://www.batstovillage.org/ |
| Batsto Village (Batsto Furnace) Day Book Excerpts Part 2 |
| Batsto Furnace (Batsto Village New Jersey) Day Book 1830 - January 1831.
Transcribed by Renee Scagnelli
Visit Batsto Village, NJ website at: http://www.batstovillage.org/ |
| Concessions of the Province of NJ 1681 |
| [Text from a manuscript copy apparently dating from the late
seventeenth century in the New Jersey Bureau of Archives and
History, bound with a copy of the West New Jersey
Concessions and Agreements of 1677; text collated with that
in Aaron Leaming and Jacob Spicer, "The Grants, Concessions,
and Original Constitutions of the Province of New-Jersey"
(Philadelphia, [1756]), 423-425. There is no copy of the
Fundamental Agreements of 1681 among the records of the
Proprietors of West New Jersey at Burlington.]
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| General Election 1894, Washington Township |
| General Election 1894 Poll Book, Washington Township, County of Burlington. |
| NJ Constitution of 1776 |
| The first of our 3 constitutions. Remained in effect for 65 years. |
| NJ Constitution of 1884 |
| Our second constitution |
| NJ's 1947 constitution with amendments |
| Our current constitution |
| Portraits of South Jersey Life |
| Pictoral Histories of South Jersey Folklife.
Compiled by Renee Scagnelli, featuring photos from the United States Library of Congress. |
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| A History of Fairfield Township: Originally Title New Haven's Adventure on the Delaware Bay |
| A Paper read before the New Haven Colony Historical Society
December3, 1884
By T WHITAKER,D.D.
Reprinted with permission of Fairfield Township.
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| Atlantic Monthly, 1859: In the Pines |
| In the Pines. [The Atlantic monthly. / Volume 3, Issue 19, May 1859] |
| Civil War Map |
| Civil war Map |
| Harrisville Map |
| Hand drawn map of Harrisville |
| History of Cumberland County |
| Excerpts of History of the Early
Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County New Jersey; and the
Currency of this and the Adjoining Colonies, by Lucius Q. C. Elmer,
publ. 1869. |
| Industries of the Pinelands |
| A brief description of industries of the Pinelands. Adapted from the NJ Pinelands Commission website.
http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands
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| Lagrange letters |
| Letter from the Bernardus Lagrange folder, Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives.
Loyalists & Patriots |
| Leah Blackman's Poem Irick Infantry of Little Egg Harbor |
| Written by Leah Blackman for the Irick Infantry, a regiment from New Jersey. |
| Margaret Morris Journal |
| Private Journal of Margaret
Morris--December 6-17, 1776
A resident of Burlington NJ.
Source: Private Journal Kept During A Portion of the Revolutionary War,
for the Amusement of a Sister by Margaret Morris of Burlington, New
Jersey. (Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1836). Rutgers University
Special Collections and University Archives.
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| Men and Things |
| History of furnaces and forges of NJ Brings into view many names of prominence in the development of the state.
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| Mills - Cumberland County |
| Occupational areas of the Pine barrens throughout the year |
| OCCUPATIONAL AREAS OF THE
PINELANDS AND THE CALENDAR YEAR (Adapted from Mary Hufford, One Space,
Many Places: Folklife and Land Use in New Jersey's Pinelands National
Reserve, page, 45, and the NJ Pinelands Commission Website.)
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| War Days of 1812 in Burlington County Recalled |
| Excerpts from an article about
Martha furnace. Appears to have been written approximately 1928.
Catalogued at the Vineland Historical Society. |
| Weymouth & Mays Landing |
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1891 Pictures from the paper mills at Weymouth and the wharfs of Mays
Landing, and an 1891 advertising prospectus by the company seeking to
develop Weymouth & Mays Landing.
Reprinted 1975 by the Township of Hamilton Bicentennial Committee. |
| Why, Ong's Hat isn't even a 1 horse town |
| Printed in the Sunday Star Ledger, August 20, 1961. by Roger Harris |
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