Fair amount of photos. Go walk your dog. Or cat. Or ferret. This was somewhat of an accidental find. We learned of an unused water tower with a geocache on top of it. Somehow Bill from LostinJersey found out an entire abandoned depot was not far from it...
Most people have heard of the “War of the Worlds” broadcast that caused the nation to panic back on October 30, 1938. Millions of people heard the live broadcast, performed by Orson Welles, describing Martians first landing and beginning their invasion in Grover’s Mill, and sadly many really...
After finding the Futuro House near Rancocas, I learned there was a second in Greenwich – the same town where the Tea Party Monument is. This one was much more like the one I remembered seeing in Seaside so many years ago; for starters, it’s much bigger than...
Imagine having this on the side of your house. Located between 2 houses in Cherry Hill is a Revolution-era foot bridge, named Bonnie’s Bridge. It’s a stop along the Cooper River Historic Trail. The bridge is obviously on private property. It’s a quaint little spot, but other than...
I saw this on the geocaching website and it reminded me of a similar building I saw when I was really little in Seaside. After a little research, I learned several of these were made by the same company. As far as I know, there are only 2...
Harsthorne Woods County Park is just a few miles south of Sandy Hook and also has a few bunkers from the same era as those found there. They were built during World War II to protect New York Harbor. The only shots ever fired were for practice. Battery...
Not a whole lot to say – just some ruins of a sawmill that may have been operational as late as 1920. There is very little left, other than the standard cellar holes and scattered bricks. One cellar hole appears to have been used somewhat recently for dumping....
Just about every Piney knows the name Joe Mulliner – the “Robin Hood of the Pines” – who robbed from the rich and, in theory, gave to the poor. He would also rob taverns and, according to some stories, would dance with the women before he escaped. One...
