Far Hills

Most People Don’t Know The Meaning Behind These Town Names

The Mr. Local History Project took a moment out to answer a very simple set of questions of which we've…

3 years ago

Taking Jacobs Ladder to the Devil’s Tomb (Grave)

Devil's Tomb & Jacobs Ladder -Look what happened when Weird NJ Issue #12 came out. A place that sits quietly…

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

Far Hills Race Meeting Honored with Painted Wooden Collectible

Celebrating over 100 years of New Jersey's fall classic, the Far Hills Race Meeting, with this beautiful wooden hand painted…

3 years ago

The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster

UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019,…

4 years ago

2021: Honoring Far Hills, New Jersey Centennial

NOTE: The Borough of Far Hills celebrates its 100th anniversary #farhills100, with Council President Karner and the mayor’s wife, Janis…

4 years ago

Retrospective: Belcher- Moggy Hollow – Buck Gardens and the Far Hills Fairgrounds

The 12-acre locale in Far Hills, New Jersey, known as the J. Malcolm Belcher Fairgrounds, holds a significant place in…

4 years ago

MLH Honors Back to School with Historic School Images From the Somerset Hills

Schools in the Somerset Hills area of northern Somerset County have been a mainstay back to the mid-1700s. We honor…

5 years ago

Reflection: Ice Cream around Somerset Hills

July is national ice cream month, so it's time for Mr. Local History's look back at the history, the good…

5 years ago

The Gilded Age: Natirar Estate in Peapack/Far Hills, New Jersey

UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is SOOOO excited to introduce the expansion of our Historic New Jersey Historic Cat's…

5 years ago

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