Betting on Disaster: The Newark Bay Train Wreck
It was on September 17th, in 1958 that one of the most tragic railroad disasters in New Jersey’s history, which...
Month: September 2023
Friday the 13th in Weird NJ
When Blairstown Became Scarestown: The Filming of Friday the 13th By Joanne M. Austin “We ain’t gonna stand for no...
The Mystery of the Morro Castle
Bayonne resident and Chief Radio Engineer George White Rodgers had his hands full the morning of September 8, 1934. He...
Howard Unruh’s “Walk of Death”
On Sept 6, 1949, Howard Unruh, a deranged but decorated World War II veteran, loaded himself up with ammunition and...
Seeking the Hide of Antoine Le Blanc, The Morristown Murderer
After being tried, convicted and executed for the triple murder of one of Morristown’s most respected families, the story of...
Brooksbrae Brick Factory – Abandoned in the Pine Barrens
Photos by R. LUBISCHER The Brooksbrae Brick Company located in the Pasadena area of Manchester Township was incorporated in 1905...
Murdered Music Major Haunts College of NJ (Trenton State)
Illustration by Ryan Doan / www.RyanDoan.com Perhaps setting a name-change record, The College of New Jersey began as the New...
Confederate and WWII Prisoner Graves of Finn’s Point Cemetery
New Jersey has plenty of history surrounding the Revolutionary War but not many people know about its Civil War connections....
