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1961 The Polaroid Land #100 was introduced.1981 – Bedminster Inn which is now Delicious Heights. Same building.1981 – Charlie’s Aunt Bernardsville which is now a parking lot as part of the Shop Rite.1947 – How many of these business do you remember? Village Fountain c1947 Basking RidgeEllsworth Dobbs was a real estate broker in Bernardsville and Basking Ridge in the late 1940’s thru the 1960’s. This map was made January 1947.What an iconic home we lost in Bernardsville. The Dayton Home c1890s down off Mt. Airy Road near Cherry Lane.1960s Kiwanis Fair submission from Jeanie Carlin Bruns to the Mr Local History Project. Read our story about the history of this iconic eventThe Summer White House has a history of its own. Search and read about this Bedminster icon.The Orchard Farm c. 1910 was built around 1870 at the corner of Madisonville Road and North Maple Avenue in the Madisonville section of Bernards Township. This was the largest Second Empire style house in Basking Ridge. For 40 years the Charles Roberts family lived there. Mr. Roberts was a prominent banker and the secretary/treasurer of the Childs Restaurant chain.Gallery 2 – WE keep digging. Just click on one photo and they enlarge.The McArthur Family of Basking Ridge c.1902. Samuel Southard, 8th Secretary of the Navy, New Jersey Attorney General, US Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Elected Governor over Peter D. Vroom by a vote of 40 to 24 by the joint session of the Legislature in 1832, he re-entered the U.S. Senate in the following year. The destroyer USS Southard (DD-207), (later DMS-10), 1919–1946, was named in his honor. There is also a public park in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, named after him. His home was the now famed Ross Farm adjacent to the Great Swamp and Basking Ridge Country Club.Oak Street Junior High School Graduation 1958 – Basking RidgeBville News Graduation I966The St John’s Academy was the former Hillandale Estate in Gladstone, which was built as the country home of sugar magnate, George Mosle. The Sisters of St. John the Baptist acquired the estate in 1926. The Sisters used the property as a residence for the order, for worship and as a school. The school, the Mount Saint John Academy, closed in 2008.Liberty-Park-Gladstone-1938Freddy’s Tavern had a great meal presence as well. Steaks for under $10 in 1983Bernardsville, This postcard depicts the DL&W Lackawanna Railroad Station in Mine Brook, circa 1905 very near Whitenack Road. The sign over the doorway reads “Mine Brook” and the boxcar is labeled “Grand Trunk 5502”. Isn’t it amazing how few trees were on the hillside? I also recently learned why they called it Mine Brook since there were ore mines on the top of Bernardsville Mountain, earlier referred to as Mine Mountain. Just completed a research project of the Bishop Janes, who built his home near the mine. The ramp was established to make it easier for the patrons to get on and off the train. IF you travel east it would be left, and west would be right.
1985 Somerset Food Store in Liberty CornerThe Pottersville Bridge in northern Bedminster c.1910The Far Hills Fairgrounds c.1910The Township Hall Bernards Township back in 1960 celebrating the Bicentennial.The infamous Pistilli’s Italian Restaurant in Bernardsville just north of North Finley Avenue on Route 202 back in 19751985-Somerset-Food-StoresThe Bernardsville National Bank Of Bernardsville in New Jersey printed $828,990 dollars worth of national currency. That is a high amount, but condition and serial numbers can make otherwise common currency from this bank quite valuable. This national bank opened in 1903 and stopped printing money in 1935, which equals a 33 year printing period. That is a fairly normal lifespan for a national bank. During its life, The Bernardsville National Bank Of Bernardsville issued 12 different types and denominations of national currency. We have examples of the types listed below. Your bank note should look similar. Just the bank name will be different. For the record, The Bernardsville National Bank Of Bernardsville was located in Somerset County. It was assigned charter number 6960.Tommy Dorsey Benefit in Bernardsville 1932. Tommy lived in Bernardsville from 1935 to 1944 at 200 Old Army Road.1995-yearbook-Ridge-High-SchoolLabor-Day-1979-Basking-Ridge-Kiwanis-FairPeapack Gladstone’s Ravine Lake c.1900The Bernards Township Oak tree c.1920Bernards High School c.1921June 20, 1968 advertisement, going out to dinner. Bernardsville NewsBernards Township Talk of the Township Magazine c.2002The Bernards Township Deconry in Liberty Corner.1993-Pistillis-Bernardsville-Courier-NewsBasking Ridge Downtown c19531961 train crash in Gladstone, New JerseyPG_Gladstone_Post_Office_c1935Downtown BernardsvilleBernardsville’s Claremont_Hotel c1910Bedminster c1940 Pluckemin Williamson GaragePluckemin’s Old Log mill dam c 1905Jackie Kennedy Onassis in BedminsterWinter 1909 behind St. James School hill1976 Corner Cupboard in Basking RidgeKennedy Martin Stelle House Basking RidgeAllen Store Basking Ridge c1910Maple School Demolish 1973Basking Ridge Firehouse 1927Liberty Corner Post Office 1975The Shady Grove Inn 1964Them Maple Lodge c1932 in Liberty CornerWoolworths Ad Bernardsville News 1961The Schley Mountain Glider Field c 1933The Shannon Lodge c1930s in BernardsvilleSamuel Owen’s Peach Orchards c1935Fiddlers Elbow Golf Club c1979Tommy Dorsey and-Frank Sinatra I’ll Be Seeing You first recorded on February 26, 1940. The image was released on this cover photo in 1994. he title of the 1944 film I’ll Be Seeing You was taken from this song. Lived in Bernardsville on 200 Old Army Road from 1935 to November 1944. This image was with Tommy and Sinatra at RCA Victor Studios, 1941.RHS Yearboook 1969 Bicentennial Parade Memorial Day 1960 Downtown Basking RidgePatrolman Robert Eberle at new police station Nov 20 19691933 Shannon Lodge BernardsvilleMain Street Far Hills late 1800sPleasant Valley Mill in Basking Ridge, c1906Basking Ridge’s South Maple Avenue getting paved c 1928The Millington Quary c 1908 in Basking RidgeUS Veterans Administration Hospital c1932AT&T’s Brochure of its new Basking Ridge FacilityThe Compton House in Basking RidgeBedminster’s Somerset Airfiled c1960Lieutenant Austin P Spencer 1943Greetings from Liberty Corner NJ postcard – Not quite right from what we know.Bernardsville’s town center c1900Route 287 Dedication Brochure October 21,1967Route 78 and 287 Dedication July 29, 1966South Alward Ave in Basking Ridge c1940Aerial view Basking Ridge Basking RidgeOak Street School Newsletter Snappy Bits 1952Ridge High School Floor plan c1961Bunn Lake c1910 BernardsvilleWashington House Pig Roast Basking Ridge 1934Basking Ridge Downtown 1940sJ Geils from Bedminster NJ and went to Bernards HighMeryl Streep BernardsvilleThe New Jersey Hunt CupThe Orchard Farm c. 1910 was built around 1870 at the corner of Madisonville Road and North Maple Avenue in the Madisonville section of Bernards Township. This was the largest Second Empire style house in Basking Ridge. For 40 years the Charles Roberts family lived there. Mr. Roberts was a prominent banker and the secretary/treasurer of the Childs Restaurant chain.
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Views: 5,044 Bedminster, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, Peapack & Gladstone History that you might not know. Let’s get started. Did you know… 1921 – Far Hills was actually part of Bernards Township until seceding in 1921. Rising taxes led… Read More »Somerset Hills History 101
