Mystery History

Mark and Mark April 7, 2020 0

In the 1930s the Vineland area of Cumberland County, NJ must have been a very unusual place indeed. Perhaps there...

Mark and Mark March 15, 2020 0

These days there’s a popular fashion or “cosplay” fad known a “Steampunk.” Steampunk is based on the idea of futuristic...

Mark and Mark July 30, 2019 0

It was 2:00 am, July 30, 1916, and all was quiet in Jersey City. Despite a great war raging throughout...

Mark and Mark July 20, 2017 0

It’s not everywhere that while wandering the meandering trails of a scenic wooded parkland you might unexpectedly find yourself smack...

Mark and Mark July 17, 2017 0

The 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson”, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character, is about a...

Mark and Mark July 11, 2017 0

Perched high atop the Weehawken Palisades, before the panoramic backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, is a grim reminder of the...

Mark and Mark August 1, 2016 0

Weird NJ reader Ed Cardinal clued us in to a very peculiar all but forgotten resort of sorts that was...

Mark and Mark May 19, 2016 0

New Jersey’s first royal governor, a first cousin of Queen Anne, took office in 1706, and quickly gained the dubious...

Mark and Mark April 22, 2016 0

In 1922, a murder in Somerset County made national headlines. The dead bodies of a local preacher and a married...

Mark and Mark March 7, 2016 0

Story and photos by Scott Warnasch Most people would find it weird that a church would pave over its own...