How's life in Basking Ridge? Click the play button to take a live look at downtown Basking Ridge. Check in…
How's life in Basking Ridge? Click the play button to take a live look at downtown Basking Ridge.Signature downtown village…
Every year, the Basking Ridge Fire Department erects a locally donated 30-foot evergreen tree on the town green. The fire…
Larison's Turkey Farm was a historic restaurant and landmark in Chester, New Jersey. It opened in 1945 on the site…
Do you know how Arthur's Tavern got its name? Meet Arthur..... Arthur McGreevy. Meet Arthur McGreevy Arthur was born on…
While history recognizes President Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation, many don't know that two statesmen persuaded President George Washington to declare…
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President George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, the last Thursday of November that year, to be a “day of public…
Our curiosity started with a round-table discussion: Who is Francis Bernard, and should there be a statue to recognize his…
NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent…
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