New airport Basking Ridge Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-airport-basking-ridge/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:52:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 New airport Basking Ridge Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-airport-basking-ridge/ 32 32 168989768 Saving the Great Swamp- The Fight to Defeat the Jetport – Filmmaker Scott Morris https://mrlocalhistory.org/defeat-the-jetport/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/defeat-the-jetport/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:52:04 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=16898 Views: 6,158 DID YOU KNOW OVER A DOZEN JERSEY TOWNS WERE ALMOST LOST to a super-regional airport in the 1960s? The concept of an airport, which started at 10,000 acres, ballooned to 25,000–30,000 acres, affecting over 45 square miles in Somerset and Morris Counties. It’s an incredible story. Background On December 3, 1959, the Newark Evening… Read More »Saving the Great Swamp- The Fight to Defeat the Jetport – Filmmaker Scott Morris

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