Category: New Jersey
The Mind That Help Change the World
Even though this young man had but a few months of formal education, you wouldn’t know it by what career he adopted and how he…
Influencing the Twentieth Century
Although these buildings once had many workers, they now only house tourists. But this is the place that helped build the 20th century…
Some of the Best Loved Dogs in the World
They are some of the best known and most loved dogs in the world…
General Washington’s Fight
The battle George Washington waged against this invisible enemy may not seem that glamorous and it certainly doesn’t get much space in any history book. …
Washington’s Delaware River Crossing Destination
When Washington made his famous crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776, he was of course headed somewhere. That “where” was right here…
More Than An Old Military Barracks
On the surface this place might not seem that important. It’s just an old military barracks. Yet it is the groups of men who lived…
Amazing Feats of Frigidness
We may complain about winter weather at times…but there has perhaps never been a winter like that of 1779-80…a winter that produced amazing feats of…
The Challenges of Morristown
Most American’s have heard of the winter Washington’s men endured at Valley Forge…but few it seems have heard the story of Morristown. Yet it’s the…
Living Through The War of the Worlds
It was Halloween Eve, 1938. Suddenly, the ghosts and goblins that were just an imagination in one’s mind became very real. Were there really ghostly…
