History Walks in New Jersey / / Lucy D. Rosenfeld, Marina Harrison.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Rosenfeld, Lucy D.,; Harrison, Marina,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 40

New Jersey has a varied and fascinating history-from its earliest Native American settlements, through its central role in the Revolutionary War, to its strategic position in the major events of our country's past. In History Walks in New Jersey, Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison treat readers to a comprehensive statewide guidebook that includes detailed information on forty-eight of the best sites for historical walks. These outings take the history enthusiast through beautiful green landscapes, natural preserves, and picturesque settlements. Whether you are an amateur historian, a weekend walker, or a teacher planning a class trip, this book will be an essential resource for ideas and information. Walks include the Kingston Loop, a long canal where George Washington, pen in hand, composed his post-Revolutionary War speech, "Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States." Also included is a mountain walk that traces Native American Leni-Lenape history and one that wends its way into an old Moravian village in the town of Hope. A pirate cove, stops on the Underground Railroad, a Civil War cemetery, and the sites of duels, mines, canals, architectural innovations, estates and resorts, centuries-old agricultural and fishing settlements, and the Hindenburg crash are all here. Each walk includes directions, information on tours, a brief history, and suggestions for additional places to visit in the area. Whether a New Jersey native or a visitor to the Garden State, readers will enjoy going beyond the highways and suburban towns to learn about history while discovering the state's natural beauty.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. PATERSON FALLS -- 2. WEEHAWKEN -- 3. ELLIS ISLAND -- 4. FORT LEE -- 5. UNDERCLIFF -- 6. SKUNK HOLLOW -- 7. RINGWOOD AND LONG POND -- 8. EDISON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE -- 9. FELTVILLE -- 10. HISTORIC SPEEDWELL -- 11. PYRAMID MOUNTAIN -- 12. JOCKEY HOLLOW -- 13. COOPER MILL AND THE BLACK RIVER -- 14. THE SUSSEX BRANCH RAIL TRAIL -- 15. WATERLOO VILLAGE -- 16. MILLBROOK VILLAGE -- 17. HOPE -- 18. BELVIDERE -- 19. CLINTON -- 20. THE PRALLSVILLE MILLS -- 21. PRINCETON CEMETERY -- 22. PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK -- 23. THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL -- 24. WASHINGTON CROSSING STATE PARK -- 25. MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK -- 26. GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE -- 27. TWIN LIGHTS OF NAVESINK -- 28. ALLAIRE -- 29. OCEAN GROVE -- 30. CATTUS ISLAND AND BARNEGAT LIGHT -- 31. DOUBLE TROUBLE AND WHITESBOG VILLAGES -- 32. LAKEHURST -- 33. HISTORIC WALNFORD -- 34. ROOSEVELT -- 35. BORDENTOWN -- 36. BURLINGTON -- 37. BURLINGTON AND ITS NEIGHBORS -- 38. ROEBLING -- 39. RANKOKUS INDIAN RESERVATION -- 40. MOUNT HOLLY -- 41. BATSTO -- 42. WHEATON VILLAGE -- 43. RED BANK BATTLEFIELD -- 44. FORT MOTT, PEA PATCH ISLAND, AND THE FINN'S POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY -- 45. GREENWICH -- 46. BRIDGETON -- 47. EAST POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO MAURICETOWN -- 48. CAPE MAY -- CHOOSING AN OUTING -- INDEX -- PHOTO CREDITS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS