Author: Marion Nicholl RawsonPublisher:
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Category : Scotch Plains (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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Under the Blue Hills--Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Author: Marion Nicholl RawsonPublisher:
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Category : Scotch Plains (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Encyclopedia of New Jersey
Author: Maxine N. LuriePublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813533252
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 984
Book Description
Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Garden State can now be found in one place. This encyclopaedia contains a wealth of information from New Jersey's prehistory to the present covering architecture, arts, biographies, commerce, arts, municipalities and much more.
New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones
Author: Richard F. VeitPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813545668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
From the earliest memorials used by Native Americans to the elaborate structures of the present day, Richard Veit and Mark Nonestied use grave markers to take an off-beat look at New Jersey’s history that is both fascinating and unique. New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones presents a culturally diverse account of New Jersey’s historic burial places from High Point to Cape May and from the banks of the Delaware to the ocean-washed Shore, to explain what cemeteries tell us about people and the communities in which they lived. The evidence ranges from somber seventeenth-century decorations such as hourglasses and skulls that denoted the brevity of colonial life, to modern times where memorials, such as a life-size granite Mercedes Benz, reflect the materialism of the new millennium. Also considered are contemporary novelties such as pet cemeteries and what they reveal about today’s culture. To tell their story the authors visited more than 1,000 burial grounds and interviewed numerous monument dealers and cemetarians. This richly illustrated book is essential reading for history buffs and indeed anyone who has ever wandered inquisitively through their local cemeteries.
History of Union County, New Jersey
Author: Abraham Van Doren HoneymanPublisher:
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Category : Union County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
New Jersey as a Colony and as a State
Author: Francis Bazley LeePublisher:
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Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey
Author: William NelsonPublisher:
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Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1594
Book Description
Green Brook Sub-basin Flood Control
Author: Scotch Plains and Fanwood
Author: Richard BousquetPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738563183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This wonderful new book contains more than 200 fascinating photographs, maps, and prints and brings to life the people, places, and events which have defined Scotch Plains and Fanwood over the centuries. These images invite us to explore the area's rich history from the time of its first settlement, in 1684, to the present day. Scotch Plains and Fanwood were originally one community, also encompassing the area now known as Feltville or Glenside Park. From the beginning, the region played a critical role in American history. The Battle of the Short Hills, from June 14 to June 30, 1777, between the British under General Howe and the Revolutionary Army under George Washington, took place here. During the nineteenth century, Scotch Plains became an important stop on the "Swift Sure" stage line between New York and Philadelphia. As New York City burgeoned during the nineteenth century and the railroad arrived in Central New Jersey, Scotch Plains and Fanwood became a bedroom community of the metropolis. Finally, in 1895, Fanwood was chartered independently. Later, Feltville became part of the Union County Park System.
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