Tag: Historical

These large concrete blocks were once supports for The Tuckerton Wireless…..a large (865 feet tall, 20 feet wide) tower which was built in Germany and… read more Mystic Island Blocks

We stumbled upon this while looking for an alleged ghost town near Gillette Castle. This one was built in 1791 and restored in 1936. People… read more Comstock Covered Bridge

I honestly didn’t know much about this place before deciding to visit it. I found out it was the home of the guy who played… read more Gillette Castle

History buffs will love this place. Waterloo was a canal town in its heyday. Most of the buildings have been restored, and like many of… read more Waterloo Village

A fine example of a place being less than what you’d expect. I had read about this house in a book or two. Seeing how… read more The Cannonball House

The Zwaanendael is almost your typical local history museum. Almost. Like most other local history museums, there are artifacts, clothes, etc. from the time period… read more Zwaanendael Museum

Most sites won’t cover a place like this, and I feel they’re missing out on quite a bit by not doing so. This prison was… read more Burlington County Prison Museum

Fort Mott was one of 3 forts built along the Delaware after the Civil War. Its construction began in 1872 but stopped in 1876. Only… read more Fort Mott