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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Liberty enlightening... the Butler police station?

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Our recent visit to Butler  brought about a somewhat puzzling find; one that led me to discover a little known link between the borough and ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Who belongs to Newark's Schoolmen's Club, and are they still around?

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Not far from Newark's Liberty Pole are a few more historic markers of varying ages and topics. Like the Pole marker, at least one bears...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Another sock on a stick: Newark's Liberty Pole

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We've paid scant attention to the historic charms of New Jersey's largest city, Newark, and that's something we need to remedy. ...
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Friday, July 20, 2012

The Jersey bounce: our history in rubber manufacturing

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I've long known Butler as a small, quiet borough near Route 23 in Eastern Morris County, but it wasn't until we stopped there one Su...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Dey Mansion - Washington slept here, too

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One of these days I'm going to put together a "Washington slept here" map of all of the locations where the General stayed in ...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Everything but a partridge in a pear tree: a banner day at Brig

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You know it's going to be a good birding day when you spot two bald eagles on a transmission pole on the side of the Garden State Parkwa...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Exploring cultural differences through pork products

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Anyone who's lived in the state a while knows that there are cultural differences between North and South Jersey. Many of the variances ...