Views: 165… Is this really New Jersey’s oldest general store? Let’s find out… Who the Heck Was Schooley, and How Did He Get a Mountain? First things first. Schooley’s Mountain wasn’t named after a school, a schoolteacher, or someone particularly… Read More »Schooley’s Mountain General Store: 200 Years of History and Memories
Views: 275 Come for the View. Stay for the History. The Mr. Local History Project is honored to celebrate Washington Rock not only as a historic lookout used by General George Washington during the American Revolution, but as a remarkable… Read More »Washington Rock: 200 Million Years in the Making – 250 Years of American History
Views: 7,293 On October 30, 1938, Jerseyans tuned in to a radio broadcast saying Martians had landed in Jersey and were marching to invade. The War of the Worlds had begun. On that now famous evening, radio listeners may have… Read More »The World’s Greatest Broadcast in New Jersey History – War of the Worlds
Views: 442 Remember Those Little Orange UNICEF Boxes? What ever happened to them?UNICEF continues the campaign with physical collection boxes and online fundraising. Since 1950, UNICEF has raised nearly $200 million. Remember Halloween back in the 1960s? Mom would help… Read More »UNICEF Halloween Box – What Ever Happened to It?
Views: 608 Remembering the Revolution from New Jersey’s Suburbs. In June 1780, the fate of the American Revolution hung in the balance once again. British forces marched into New Jersey, determined to crush General Washington’s Continental Army at Morristown. But… Read More »The Forgotten Victory Trail – New Jersey Marking History & Telling Stories
Views: 923 From Horsepower to Jeep Power — 117 Years and Still Rolling! Before Jeeps had four-wheel drive, Far Hills had four-legged horsepower! Back in the early 1900s, this little railroad village ran on coal furnaces, hand-pumped water, and horse-drawn… Read More »Welsh Motors – Far Hills (Est. 1909) From Horse Power to Jeep Power
Views: 641 New Jersey is such a great place to live, especially when it comes to celebrating our incredible mix of cultures and traditions! Just look at October. We’ve got the Italians celebrating their heritage, the Germans breaking out the… Read More »Jersey Oktoberfest: Historic Celebrations in Warren Township
Views: 2,526 . Annie’s Deli in Pluckemin (Bedminster), New Jersey, has been making sandwiches for 40 Years, and… a Final Goodbye came, and the doors closed for good. Where else could you order a Dr. Jazz, a Junk Yard Dog,… Read More »Annie’s Deli: 40 Years of Sandwiches, Local Legends, and….
Views: 595 Let’s get this out of the way first. Union. Union Township. Township of Union. Call it what you like around town, but officially, we’re talking about the Township of Union in Union County, New Jersey. Got it? Good.… Read More »Greetings From Historic Union. You Know, The Union County One
Views: 627 Long before organized drag strips and sanctioned race nights, Route 22 in Union had its own unofficial drag strip. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the action could begin almost spontaneously. Two drivers hanging out at the… Read More »1960s Drag Racing for Pink Slips on Route 22 in Union, New Jersey
Views: 1,013 At the Mr. Local History Project, our motto is “Jersey history with a social twist,” and nothing brings people together faster than talking about their favorite candy. And with Halloween just around the corner, wouldn’t it be great… Read More »The History of New Jersey Candy and Our Jersey Candy Hall of Fame
Views: 25,750 Urban Legends, Ghosts, Murder, Nuns gone insane, the Devil and other horror stories we’ve dug up from Central New Jersey’s past. May be urban legends, but they’re OUR stories! As the leaves turn and the nights cool, ghost… Read More »Local Horror Tales and Ghost Stories Special Edition Magazine
Views: 12,789 In the News:What could the West African nation of Liberia possibly have to do with Basking Ridge, New Jersey? Liberia has recently returned to American headlines after agreeing to accept certain people deported from the United States who… Read More »Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of Basking Ridge’s Brick Academy, American Colonization Society, and Liberia, Africa
Views: 1,550 The “Ten Crucial Days” of the American Revolution began with Washington’s crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night, 1776. They continued through the victories at Trenton, the Battle of the Assunpink, and Princeton on January 3, 1777. In… Read More »Time To Honor 1776 March Across Jersey to Washington’s Delaware Christmas Crossing
Views: 625Your History Tour Guide to Basking Ridge, and Yes, We Know It’s Bernards Township (officially). Let’s start with the elephant in the room. Although the municipality’s official name is Bernards Township, most people have embraced Basking Ridge as the… Read More »Greetings From Historic Basking Ridge
