History Walks in New Jersey

Lucy D. Rosenfeld; Marina Harrison

Published by Rutgers University Press 2006

History Walks in New Jersey

Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison

https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813541440

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New Jersey has a varied and fascinating history-from its earliest Native American settlements, through its central role in the Revolutionary War, to its strategic position in the major events of our country's past. In History Walks in New Jersey, Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison treat readers to a comprehensive statewide guidebook that includes detailed information on forty-eight of the best sites for historical walks. These outings take the history enthusiast through beautiful green landscapes, natural preserves, and picturesque settlements.

Whether you are an amateur historian, a weekend walker, or a teacher planning a class trip, this book will be an essential resource for ideas and information. Walks include the Kingston Loop, a long canal where George Washington, pen in hand, composed his post-Revolutionary War speech, "Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States." Also included is a mountain walk that traces Native American Leni-Lenape history and one that wends its way into an old Moravian village in the town of Hope. A pirate cove, stops on the Underground Railroad, a Civil War cemetery, and the sites of duels, mines, canals, architectural innovations, estates and resorts, centuries-old agricultural and fishing settlements, and the Hindenburg crash are all here.

Each walk includes directions, information on tours, a brief history, and suggestions for additional places to visit in the area. Whether a New Jersey native or a visitor to the Garden State, readers will enjoy going beyond the highways and suburban towns to learn about history while discovering the state's natural beauty.

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Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison have published eight guidebooks together, including A Guide to Green New Jersey: Nature Walks in the Garden State (Rutgers University Press).

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
INTRODUCTION Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. PATERSON FALLS Magnificent Natural Beauty and Its Historic Uses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. WEEHAWKEN Memorials and Spectacular Views Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
3. ELLIS ISLAND An Evocative Journey into America’s Immigrant Experience Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
4. FORT LEE America’s First Movie Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
5. UNDERCLIFF In Search of a Long-Gone Fishing Village on the Banks of the Hudson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
6. SKUNK HOLLOW A Nineteenth-Century African American Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
7. RINGWOOD AND LONG POND An Ironworks Saga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
8. EDISON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Exploring an Extraordinary Legacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
9. FELTVILLE A Forgotten Utopian Village in the Watchung Reservation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
10. HISTORIC SPEEDWELL A Village of Inventions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
11. PYRAMID MOUNTAIN A Leni-Lenape Legacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
12. JOCKEY HOLLOW Woodland Trails and Soldiers’ Huts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
13. COOPER MILL AND THE BLACK RIVER History amid Wooded Splendor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
14. THE SUSSEX BRANCH RAIL TRAIL Old Mines, Bridges, and Ruins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
15. WATERLOO VILLAGE A Walk through a Nineteenth-Century Canal Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
16. MILLBROOK VILLAGE Exploring a Nineteenth-Century Ghost Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
17. HOPE A Moravian Settlement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
18. BELVIDERE A Victorian Architectural Gem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
19. CLINTON A Riverside Mill Village and Quarry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
20. THE PRALLSVILLE MILLS A Tiny Historic Gem and Walk along the Delaware and Raritan Canal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
21. PRINCETON CEMETERY Burial Site of Presidents and Other Notables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
22. PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK Scenes from the Revolutionary War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
23. THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL A Towpath and Rail Trail Loop from Kingston to Rocky Hill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
24. WASHINGTON CROSSING STATE PARK A Ferry Landing and Historical Center from the Revolutionary War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
25. MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK Walking through Revolutionary War History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
26. GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE The Robber Baron’s Estate and the Glories of Excess and Elegance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
27. TWIN LIGHTS OF NAVESINK Exploring a Historic Lighthouse and Center of Invention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
28. ALLAIRE A Deserted Nineteenth-Century Village and Company Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
29. OCEAN GROVE A Victorian Camp Meeting Village on the Shore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
30. CATTUS ISLAND AND BARNEGAT LIGHT The Shore’s Heritage of Pirates and Patriots Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
31. DOUBLE TROUBLE AND WHITESBOG VILLAGES Cranberry Towns in the Pinelands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
32. LAKEHURST The Naval Air Station, the History of Flight, and the Hindenburg Disaster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
33. HISTORIC WALNFORD A Mill Village Reflecting 250 Years of History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
34. ROOSEVELT A New Deal Hideaway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
35. BORDENTOWN Architectural Pleasures from a Colonial Past to the Bonapartes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
36. BURLINGTON New Jersey’s Oldest Colonial Streetscape on the Delaware Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
37. BURLINGTON AND ITS NEIGHBORS Stops on the Underground Railroad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
38. ROEBLING A Turn-of-the-Century, One-of-a Kind Factory Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
39. RANKOKUS INDIAN RESERVATION An Introduction to Powhatan Renape Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
40. MOUNT HOLLY A Walking Tour through a Village of Colonial Beauty and Quaker Roots Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
41. BATSTO A Bog Iron Forge Village in the Pine Barrens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
42. WHEATON VILLAGE A Historic Small Town with Glassworks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
43. RED BANK BATTLEFIELD A Picturesque Riverside Historic Site and Walking Trail Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
44. FORT MOTT, PEA PATCH ISLAND, AND THE FINN’S POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY Coastal Ramparts, Towers, a Ferryboat Ride, and Civil War Memories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
45. GREENWICH The Unspoiled Site of New Jersey’s Own Revolutionary “Tea Party” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
46. BRIDGETON Exploring a Cumberland County City’s Historic Legacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
47. EAST POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO MAURICETOWN The Oyster Boat Route Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
48. CAPE MAY From Colonial to Victorian Pleasures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
CHOOSING AN OUTING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
PHOTO CREDITS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225