Lizzie Borden House & Grave
“Lizzie Borden took an ax…” You know the rest. Or at least you should. All the way back in 1992, my 6th grade class did a mock trial of Lizzie Borden at the Ocean County Courthouse. I played Dr. Bowen, who examined the bodies at the murder scene....
West Virginia Penitentiary
I. Hate. Group. Tours.I was expecting another Eastern State romp – getting a map, signing a waiver, and going off on my merry little way. Wrong.…well, it really isn’t a fair comparison, since Eastern is older and in worse condition. The tour lasts roughly an hour, and unfortunately...
Marie Zimmermann House
I read a bit about this place before a camping trip up on the PA side of the Water Gap; I didn’t know much except it used to be an artist’s home and it’s now abandoned. We found out it was only 4 miles away from out campsite,...
Mount Laurel Potters Field
If it weren’t for the markers, you’d have no idea this was a graveyard – just looks like a small patch of woods in between properties. The only indication this is a potters field are 2 corner markers and the lone “grave”. If there ever were any real...
The Matlack Grave
I found this while out geocaching in Marlton & Cherry Hill. This is yet another lone gravestone that appears to be out of place. I was warned to be careful with this one because either side of it is private property. This turned out to be quite true;...
Toms River Blockhouse
Don’t know why I didn’t put this up sooner; I took these pictures last year. Just about anyone who passes through downtown Toms River has seen the small waterfront Huddy Park, with a few gazebos, a bridge, and…..a fort? There is a replica blockhouse, or small fort, of...
Stone Iron Furnace
We noticed this while visiting The Flume for the 2nd time. These ruins are of a stone iron furnace, the last of its kind in NH according to the sign. The ruins are located across a stream and are on private property. Next to the site is a...
