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Lake Naomi Way Before the Dam

Map of the 1779 Sullivan Trail - Click the map to see a blow-up of the trail that ran right through…

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Lake Naomi- The Millers & A House That Defined a Destination

Our Lake Naomi story begins with Thomas Thompson Miller of Easton, PA, who, in the late part of the 19th…

6 months ago

Pocono Spring Water Ice Company – The Millers & Naomi Lake

The Miller brothers, Franklin and his younger brother Rufus, were part of the Miller family from Easton, Pennsylvania. Younger brother…

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Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in Basking Ridge

Part of the MLH Rev War Series UPDATE:Mr. Local History is proud to announce, in partnership with The Ross Farm,…

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Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House : Digging Around

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

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Richard Stockton – Constitution Signer and a Basking Ridge Brother In Law

Elias Boudinot and Richard Stockton - American patriots and family. Source: AI Suppose you have the chance to visit Basking…

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Cranford Canoe Races at the Canoe Club a July 4th Tradition

It's the 4th of July, and that means community canoe races in Cranford, New Jersey. Come witness a historic event…

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Meet The Historians Series – Ruth Thomson Peapack Gladstone

Biography Bio courtesy of the Save Ellis Island Foundation, Gladstone, New Jersey Ruth was an octogenarian who lived in historic Gladstone,…

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Ice Cream History around the Somerset Hills

July is National Ice Cream Month, so it's time for Mr. Local History's look back at the history, the good…

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Gilded Age New Jersey Mansions Honored for Their Historic Design – The Cat’s Meow

Honoring Two Stories - Two Men - Two Estates Kate Macy and Walter Ladd Charles Ledyard Blair in his 30s…

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