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High Point State Park was Donated by Bernardsville Family

High Point State Park in Sussex, New Jersey, home to the state's highest elevation and a monument for veterans, owes…

3 years ago

Traveling Historic Highways – The Van Dorn Mill

Somerset County is full of great history almost to a fault. Driving up and down Route 202 we often forget…

3 years ago

History of the US Golf Association Headquarters and Museum

The MLH Project examines the history of the USGA Headquarters, including the Frothingham House and Test Center. UPDATE:OK, now the…

3 years ago

Somerset Hills Cartographer John Smith Maps Local History

National Award-Winning Landscape Architect Lives and Breathes History with His Map Creations. The Mr. Local History Project introduces you to…

3 years ago

Retrospective: Bernardsville’s Historic Somerset Inn (Hotel)

People often wonder how people come to populate an area and how it develops. In Somerset County, the first settlers…

4 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor or Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House : Which Came First?

The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge was…

4 years ago

Franklin Corners and William Childs Williamsburg-esqe Village

As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos…

4 years ago

ROADTRIP: Historic Waterloo Village Concept Works

Here's an idea. How about a fresh air compound? Great open space. Historic homes, beautiful rolling, open fields, and a…

5 years ago

New Jersey’s Lyons VA History and What’s Next For the Campus

The Lyons VA Hospital was the first VA hospital in New Jersey - Mr Local History The Lyons Veterans Administration…

5 years ago

Bridle Path History and Future in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey

NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent…

5 years ago

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