The Wildwoods are a collection of four towns incorporated between 1885 and 1920 on a barrier island located at the southern end of New Jersey in Cape May County. For over 100 years, the towns have been a popular shore resort known for its beaches and boardwalk. A mid-twentieth-century ... » Learn More about The Wildwoods
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Early Social Services Institutes of NJ
UPDATES: 12/2020: Many of the state’s early psychiatric hospitals and social services institutes have not survived. Most of the North Princeton Developmental Center was torn down. In 2011, a fire destroyed Maplewood, one of the few remaining structures on the property. The site is now part of ... » Learn More about Early Social Services Institutes of NJ
Truss Bridges of Hunterdon County
UPDATES: Progress has been made on the preservation of these historic bridges. Strimple’s Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 2016. In January 2019, the federal government contributed over $2 million for the restoration of the ... » Learn More about Truss Bridges of Hunterdon County
Revolutionary War Sites of New Jersey
UPDATES: 12/2020: Many prominent Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey are now open to the public as museums and state parks. These include the Indian King Tavern, Hancock House, Steuben House, Monmouth Battlefield, Washington’s Crossing, and Trenton Battle Monument. Recently, Middlesex ... » Learn More about Revolutionary War Sites of New Jersey
The New Jersey Palisades
DESCRIPTION: A line of steep basalt cliffs runs approximately 20 miles along the west side of the Hudson River from Jersey City to near Nyack, New York. Rising between 300 and 540 feet above the river’s edge, the Palisades are one of the most dramatic geological features in the region. In 1890s, ... » Learn More about The New Jersey Palisades