Views: 33,730 Welcome to our Mr. Local History “Lots of Jersey Comfort Food Maps“, a delicious celebration of the places that define New Jersey one plate at a time. From classic roadside diners and neon-lit institutions to neighborhood spots that… Read More »Jersey Comfort Food – Mapping The Best of the Best
Views: 23,865 The map below is interactive and filtered to showcase New Jersey’s Diner community! Then, we’ll discuss how the keepsake came to be. Bookmark this map on your phone. Also, note we have burgers, pizza, bakeries, hot dogs, and… Read More »Mapping New Jersey’s Most Iconic Diners & A Diner Collectible
Views: 22,545 General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge drew inspiration from history and created a sophisticated communications network to track the British movement. They were called the “Beacons.” We start off with a classic… Read More »Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers
Views: 26,055 Boy, this has turned into an obsession. We keep digging and finding more racetracks that were once part of New Jersey motorsports history! The Mr. Local History Project is a non-profit organization that picks up on great local… Read More »Lost New Jersey Racetracks Mapping Project
Views: 6,936 Do you know all of the historic sites on our state and national registers here in the Somerset Hills? Well now you have a source of historic sites in the Somersest Hills! And we threw in the rest… Read More »Historic Sites in Somerset Hills
Views: 13,611 Map Identifies Historic Properties, Owners, Building Locations, Local History Including the Often Ignored Pluckemin Artillery Park With over 2,000 hours of painstaking research and countless renderings, the landscaping firm of John Charles Smith & Associates of Far Hills… Read More »Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park
Views: 25,852 Quick Schoolhouse Update:Congratulations to the Old Schoolhouse in Mount Holly, New Jersey’s oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse, on making its national television debut! The historic landmark was featured in the fourth episode of Ken Burns’ six-part PBS documentary series,… Read More »Mapping New Jersey’s Historic Schoolhouses