South Jersey Towns

Author : William McMahon
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 0813507189

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South Jersey Towns by William McMahon Pdf

No region in the nation has a richer heritage than the eight counties of South Jersey--Cape May, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, and Ocean. In this book William McMahon has collected an assortment of little-known information and historical anecdotes about the people and places of this area. "Mr. McMahon offers a chronicle that is full of storms and fires, shipbuilding and shipwrecks, privateers and pirates, taverns and publick houses, Indians and Liberty Boys, boom towns and ghost towns, moonshining and medicine shows, stagecoach lines and railroads, spies and betrayals, and--botanically--cranberries, eelgrass, and poison love apples (tomatoes)."--New York Times Book Review

Author : Henry Charlton Beck
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : History
ISBN : 0813504325

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More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey by Henry Charlton Beck Pdf

From Colonial days to the early 1900s, iron forges, glass plants, lumber and paper mills flourished in the New Jersey of the Pine Barrens, in old Burlington, Gloucester and Salem Counties. Around the inlets of the Atlantic shore and on Delaware Bay, whaling and shipbuilding were important industries. Times have changed. Many of the old towns have fallen into ruin or disappeared, swallowed up in the abandoned lands of South Jersey or swept away by the unrelenting tides of the Jersey coast. Henry Charlton Black, raised in Haddonfield for years, shared his endless delight in the land and the lore of South Jersey. He, like a few other devoted Jerseyans, began to hunt out in the 1930s the old sites and to record the stories handed down from generation to generation, clear back to early settlers. In this sequel to Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey, his visits to the state's early heritage - churches, villages, and roads - are continued. He explores the routes of old railroads and the tangled wilderness of the Forked River Mountains, and he tells the lost stories of forgotten glass and iron and shipbuilding villages.

Author : William McMahon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : NON-CLASSIFIABLE.
ISBN : 081355876X

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South Jersey Towns, History and Legend by William McMahon Pdf

Author : Henry Charlton Beck
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 0813510163

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Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey by Henry Charlton Beck Pdf

Composed, for the most part, from sketches that were published in the Courier-Post newspapers of Camden, New Jersey, Beck provides us with a series of stories of towns too tiny or uncertain for today's maps. Together, these sketches help to create a more complete picture of the history of New Jersey. A connecting skein of untold or little known wartime history--the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the conflict of North against South--runs through most of the sketches. Many of the sketches concern the pine towns and their people, "the pineys" who lived in the Jersey pine barrens.

Author : Patricia A. Martinelli
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780811745789

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New Jersey Ghost Towns by Patricia A. Martinelli Pdf

Explores settlements and towns that have been deserted, transformed into tourist attractions, or have less than 200 residents and are mere shadows of their former selves.

Author : Patricia A. Martinelli,Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493045730

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Haunted New Jersey by Patricia A. Martinelli,Charles A. Stansfield Jr. Pdf

Phantom pirates, water monsters, and mythical snakes figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Garden State. From this state’s bucolic, rolling farmland to its heavily populated shore come a variety of stories and legends, including a murderer whose body parts were used for medical (and other) experiments, the “White Pilgrim” who died of the disease he believed he could never get, and an Indian chief who used a swastika to protect a group of defenseless schoolgirls.

Author : William H. McMahon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : New Jersey
ISBN : LCCN:65000669

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Historic South Jersey Towns by William H. McMahon Pdf

Author : Maxine N. Lurie,Marc Mappen
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813533254

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Encyclopedia of New Jersey by Maxine N. Lurie,Marc Mappen Pdf

Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Garden State can now be found in one place. This encyclopaedia contains a wealth of information from New Jersey's prehistory to the present covering architecture, arts, biographies, commerce, arts, municipalities and much more.

Author : Ellen Alford
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439679616

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Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey by Ellen Alford Pdf

Southern New Jersey was a hotbed of slave fugitives, freedmen and abolitionists in the Civil War era. The proud 22nd Regiment of the United States Colored Troops included hundreds of Black New Jerseyans ready to fight for emancipation and the Union cause. Abolitionists such as Harriet Tubman, Abigail Goodwin and Benjamin Sheppard operated among key landmarks of the Underground Railroad in South Jersey counties such as Cape May, Cumberland and Salem. Slavery and the rights of Black Americans were at the forefront of the region's attention including stories such as a melee in a Cape May hotel between Black waiters and white patrons, the covert signaling of boats ferrying fugitive slaves across the Delaware River and the daring rescue of a runway slave from the hands of slave catches by local church worshipers. Author Ellen Alford reveals the history of abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey.

Author : Russell Roberts
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813575414

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Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey by Russell Roberts Pdf

Did you know——that a New Jerseyan was the first president of the United States?—that New Jersey was the site of the first organized college football game?—that New Jersey was the location of one of the most devastating espionage attacks of World War I?—that the heroics of a New Jersey woman saved thousands of people from dying of yellow fever?—that one of the first American folk heroes lived in New Jersey—and jumped off waterfalls? These and other fascinating stories can be found in the newly updated Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey, a treasury of New Jersey stories that celebrate the unique heritage and importance of the Garden State. Russell Roberts has scoured New Jersey, from High Point to Cape May, to bring readers a delightful potpourri of facts, essays, lists, photos, stories, and legends about New Jersey. Readers will learn how New Jersey used to be the center of the motion picture universe, the origin of the Jersey Devil and other popular tall tales, where Norman Mailer and Abbot & Costello were born, where Aaron Burr and Leo, the M-G-M lion, lie buried, and much more. Learn about the geology of New Jersey, find out about the state’s ever-changing weather, and how New Jersey was chosen for the famous (or infamous) War of the Worlds radio broadcast that panicked the nation. All this and more is in Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey, the ultimate New Jersey book. This revised edition contains new sections on Lawnside, the Morris Canal, Albert Einstein in Princeton, The Bordentown Manual Training School, Rockefeller/Ocean County Park, the bicycle railroad, Morro Castle, Alice Paul, and more.

Author : Jeffery M. Dorwart
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0813517842

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Cape May County, New Jersey by Jeffery M. Dorwart Pdf

New settlements appeared in the pine wilderness of the mainland and on the uninhabited Atlantic Ocean barrier islands. These changes caused social and political conflicts, and new development assaulted the fragile seashore environment. Fishing and shipbuilding were key industries throughout the early history of Cape May County. In addition, familiar industries such as cranberry harvesting and nearly forgotten endeavors such as goldbeating, sugar refining, and cedar shingle mining played vital roles in the county's economic development. Dorwart also traces the origins of the seashore resort industry through the history of the city of Cape May, with its unique architectural styles and heritage, as well as the founding of Wildwood, Ocean City, and the newer resort towns.

Author : New Jersey. Legislature
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2134 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : New Jersey
ISBN : UIUC:30112106508390

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Message of the Governor of New Jersey to the Senate and House of Assembly, with Accompanying Documents by New Jersey. Legislature Pdf

Author : Kimberly R. Sebold,Sara Amy Leach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Cape May County (N.J.)
ISBN : IND:30000077175291

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Historic Themes and Resources Within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail by Kimberly R. Sebold,Sara Amy Leach Pdf

Author : Patricia A. Martinelli,Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493043835

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The Big Book of New Jersey Ghost Stories by Patricia A. Martinelli,Charles A. Stansfield Jr. Pdf

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Garden State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Authors Patricia A. Martinelli and Charles A. Stansfield Jr. shine a light in the dark corners of New Jersey and scare those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From what may lurk in the Ramapo Mountains, to a ghostly little boy who waits on Clinton Road, and the fabled Jersey Devil itself, these stories of strange occurrences will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Author : David Wheeler
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780813549217

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Wild New Jersey by David Wheeler Pdf

Wild New Jersey brings the reader on a real-life safari through the Garden State's wildlife and natural wonders."-Tom Gilmore, President, New Jersey Audubon Society.