Tag: Ruins

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

Allaire was the home of Howell Ironworks from the early to mid 1800’s. Once it was realized coal from Pennsylvania was more practical than bog… read more Allaire Village

Whitesbog was founded around 1870 and produced a blueberries & cranberries well into the 20th century. The town is surprisingly well-preserved. The general store even… read more Whitesbog Village

For those of you who don’t already know what the Palace Depression is, Roadside America has some nice writeups. I heard about the reconstruction of… read more Palace Depression

I was a bit disappointed. There’s not much of it left above water. The ship, S.S. Atlantus, was an experiment from WWI. After a few… read more Concrete Shipwreck S.S. Atlantus

From the roadside, the place looks rather boring…..just an old movie screen. But once we started walking around, I realized it was pretty interesting….the driveways… read more Circus Drive-In

A coworker told me about this place about a month ago. He said the ruins of a house were in the woods not far from… read more Old House Near Ocean County College

Clinton Road sucks. Basically, it’s a road with an old furnace (which has been called such ridiculous things as a Druid Pyramid), a bridge with… read more Clinton Road