Bernardsville New Jersey history Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/bernardsville-new-jersey-history/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Tue, 26 May 2026 11:30:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg Bernardsville New Jersey history Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/bernardsville-new-jersey-history/ 32 32 168989768 Bernardsville – Before Olcott Square, There was a Fountain but….. https://mrlocalhistory.org/bernardsville-springs-fountains-olcott-square/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/bernardsville-springs-fountains-olcott-square/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 15:38:43 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=81660 Views: 645 In 1907, the Bernardsville Improvement Society launched an ambitious campaign to transform the village center into a more dignified public space, later known as Olcott Square, named in honor of philanthropist Frederick P. Olcott. Replacing a cluttered square marked by rough road conditions, utility poles, and overhead wires, the project focused on installing… Read More »Bernardsville – Before Olcott Square, There was a Fountain but…..

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/bernardsville-springs-fountains-olcott-square/feed/ 0 81660 Millionaires Express Elegant Commuting – Who Was On That Exclusive Subscriber List https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-gladstone-car-club/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-gladstone-car-club/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:53 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77657 Views: 1,031 History says the subscriber list is lost, so Mr. Local History is trying to rebuild it. We wanted to begin this addition to our Somerset Hills train history series with the story behind what became widely known as the Millionaires Express. Officially, it was the Gladstone Car Subscription service, a special arrangement on… Read More »Millionaires Express Elegant Commuting – Who Was On That Exclusive Subscriber List

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-gladstone-car-club/feed/ 0 77657 The Millionaires Express Train – Luxury Between Hoboken & the Somerset Hills https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-train/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/millionaires-express-train/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:16:50 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=77477 Views: 2,895 UPDATE:For 1 day only on Sunday, May 17, visitors can experience the “Millionaires Express” at the Whippany Railway Museum by riding in restored 1900s era luxury club cars once used by wealthy railroad travelers on New Jersey’s famed Lackawanna line. As part of our historic train research series, we thought it would be… Read More »The Millionaires Express Train – Luxury Between Hoboken & the Somerset Hills

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