The Dark Invader and the Black Tom Explosion
It was 2:00 am, July 30, 1916, and all was quiet in Jersey City. Despite a great war raging throughout...
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The Three Stooges Tombstone
James Bechtold was one of Metuchen’s bravest, and dubbed the unofficial “Mayor of Metuchen.” A fireman since he was 18,...
From World War to Cold War: Abandoned In Highlands
It’s not everywhere that while wandering the meandering trails of a scenic wooded parkland you might unexpectedly find yourself smack...
The Legend of Jersey’s “Liver Eating” Mountain Man
The 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson”, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character, is about a...
Hamilton’s Duel to the Death in Weehawken
Perched high atop the Weehawken Palisades, before the panoramic backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, is a grim reminder of the...
Mighty Joe’s Journey from the Shore to Shamong
It certainly is a weird and puzzling sight to see in the rural Burlington County town of Shamong; a giant...
Profanity Houses of the Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Estate
UPDATE: A $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible for setting four...
A Farewell to Overbrook Asylum (Essex County Hospital)
Overbrook History In 1896, Essex County officials designated 325 acres of land as the new location of the Essex County...