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River View State Hospital
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(River View State Hospital)
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... no longer needed, and the facility moved into smaller quarters nearby. The building was closed down in 2003 and since then has fallen into a state of disrepair. It was seriously damaged in a 2007 fire. ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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River's Edge Mill
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(River's Edge Mill)
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In 1907 the River's Edge Mill was built and immediately became River Edge’s largest industry. The mill remained in operation for almost a century until 2003, when its parent company shut it down and later ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Campbells Pond Pumping Station
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(Campbells Pond Pumping Station)
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This Turn of the century era pumphouse is now showing serious signs of rot and neglect. Just on the outer rim of Campbells Pond, this pumping station used to pump the drinking water for the City of Orange. ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Hill Valley Lace Company
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(Hill Valley Lace Company)
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... over 50 feet long, and weighed over 20 tons. During World War II, the company expanded its production line to include mosquito and camouflage netting, bomb parachutes, and tarpaulins. After the war, the ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Bethlehem Steel
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(Bethlehem Steel)
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... benefit over long-term strategy.
North Jersey Exploration ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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The Colt Gun Mill
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(The Colt Gun Mill)
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... located to the west of the old mill were demolished by 1931, and between 1931 and 1937 additional building elements were constructed along the south and west facades of the old mill.
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Created on 18 August 2011
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The Slaughterhouse
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(The Slaughterhouse)
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Located in Allamuchy, New Jersey is this little gem. Forgotten for many years and partially hidden by tall pine trees hides the farms decaying home. In the back, there are several barns along with a 1960-70's ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Batsto Village
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(Batsto Village)
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... land use dating back several thousand years.
Early Iron Years:
Charles Read is credited with building the Batsto Iron Works along the Batsto River in 1766. Batsto had the natural resources necessary ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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State Hospital R
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(State Hospital R)
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... grew exponentially, along with such attendant problems as overcrowding, disease and staff shortages. ''Much of the staff was drafted during World War II and replaced with nonqualified workers,'' Sara ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Seward Mansion
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(Seward Mansion)
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... The Italianate-style house is located at the entrance to 267 acres now known as Turkey Brook Park. According to the township Web site, the house and the land belonged to prominent early settlers of the ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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The Tube Company
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(The Tube Company)
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The Tube Company is a vacant tube and canister factory in Bloomfield, NJ, just feet away the Essex County dog park, the Garden State Parkway and ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Newark Street Jail
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(Newark Street Jail)
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... Jail Complex, also known as the Newark Street Jail, is the county's oldest public building. Located at Newark and New Streets, it was built 1837 along the banks of the newly constructed Morris Canal to ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Peter's Mine
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(Peter's Mine)
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Ringwood State Park attracted more than half a million visitors in 2003, making it one of New Jersey's most popular state parks. Located in the Highlands region ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Wheatsworth Mill
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(Wheatsworth Mill)
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In the mid 18th century a family by the name of sharp established an iron forge which led to the creation of the town of Hamburg. In the mid 19th ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Long Pond Iron Works
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(Long Pond Ironworks)
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Long Pond Ironworks tells a fascinating tale of ironmasters who built and developed the iron industry in the Highlands. Their contributions to history in times ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Hilltop Care Center
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(Hilltop Care Center)
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Testimony on a proposal to construct a new nursing home and assisted-living facility at the site of the abandoned and fire-ravaged Hilltop Care Center continued during a special meeting of the zoning board ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Walpack, NJ
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(Walpack)
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... of land to the American people. Two such individuals, Nancy Shukaitis and Ruth Jones (who currently owns Kittatinny Canoes), formed a group called the Delaware Valley Conservation Association. Along with ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Old Mine Road
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(Old Mine Road)
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... that Dutch miners began construction of the road in the 1600s in order to transport copper ore from mines along the Delaware River in Pahaquarry Township, New Jersey to Esopus (now Kingston) along the ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Tripod Rock
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(Tripod Rock)
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... feet long, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet high. There is a peculiar triangular crest running the length of its top. The entire boulder is balanced two feet above the bedrock on three smaller stones. The point ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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Paulinskill Viaduct
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(Paulinskill Viaduct)
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... along the Cut-Off. The Delaware River Viaduct, a sister bridge of similar design but smaller dimension (further west on the Lackawanna Cut-Off) can be observed crossing over Interstate 80 on the New Jersey ...
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Created on 18 August 2011
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