Origins of West Point Academy Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/origins-of-west-point-academy/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:51:57 +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 Origins of West Point Academy Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/origins-of-west-point-academy/ 32 32 168989768 The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-forgotten-silk-city-of-pluckemin/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-forgotten-silk-city-of-pluckemin/#respond Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:13:00 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=66586 Views: 2,282 The “Lyons (France) of New Jersey” Then came industry. In July 1910 the Bernardsville News ran a whimsical headline: “The Lyons of New Jersey.” The article announced the arrival of “Big Bob” McCullough of Paterson, a larger-than-life entrepreneur who founded the Superior Thread and Yarn Company right here in Pluckemin. Using water from… Read More »The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin

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