Historic Jersey
Where Victorians Still Reign
September 16, 2014
Seasonal celebrations of past and present in Cape May....
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A romantic inn, a riverside stroll and plentiful culinary treats....
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The classic colonial town now offers overnight stays...
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Asbury Park’s Twin Tragedies
August 18, 2014
80 years ago, an off-shore disaster in Asbury Park made national headlines. ...
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A Dozen Kids, and a Bushel of Timeless Ideas
August 13, 2014
The Gilbreth family, best known for the book "Cheaper by the Dozen," made a happy home in Montclair....
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Shake it Up, Baby: When the Fab Four Hit AC
August 7, 2014
50 years ago, the Beatles hit Atlantic City. If you heard the songs, you probably weren’t there....
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Rural Renewal: Life on the Parker Homestead
August 5, 2014
Little Silver's Parker Homestead, dating back to 1665 and home to eight generations of Parkers, will host a farm-to-table fundraising dinner on September 13....
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Born Again: Rebirth of the Jersey Tomato
July 28, 2014
Everyone pays lip service to the juicy Jersey tomato. Now three Rutgers scientists are close to recreating the greatest Jersey tomato of them all.
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Witness to History: Diary of a Revolution
June 27, 2014
In simple prose, a young colonial woman documented the Revolution....
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Listening to the Cosmos
June 13, 2014
Fifty years ago, two Bell Labs physicists pointed a giant antenna at the sky. The hissing sounds they heard turned out to be the ultimate clue to the Big Bang theory....
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Two-Ton Tony’s Two Seconds of Glory
May 29, 2014
75 years ago this month, a short, chubby prizefighter from Orange had a shot to take down one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time....
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Flirting With Disaster: A Collection of Calamities
April 23, 2014
A new book by Alan A. Siegal catalogs the fires, shipwrecks and other disasters that have plagued New Jersey throughout history. ...
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Play Ball!: NJ’s Vintage Base Ball Teams
April 7, 2014
Jersey’s vintage teams turn back the clock on America’s national pastime....
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At 150, Peddie Readies a Party
January 30, 2014
In 1872, a Hightstown prep school was saved by the intervention of a wealthy immigrant named Thomas B. Peddie. Today the establishment, renamed for its white knight, is thriving. ...
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Poised for a Comeback: Hinchliffe Stadium
January 24, 2014
Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson was once home to the Negro Baseball League. Now, with the help of a grass-roots movement, the historic landmark is on the verge of a revival. ...
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Ride On! The Stone Pony’s Landmark Birthday
January 23, 2014
The Stone Pony, Asbury Park's resilient residence of rock, celebrates its 40th birthday....
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Happy Birthday NJ! Celebrating Our 350th
January 6, 2014
There's no birth certificate to prove it, but 1664 is considered New Jersey’s official birth year. Just for luck, we offer 13 significant milestones in the state’s history. Blow out the candles and read on....
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East Orange’s Golden Age
December 23, 2013
The Hotel Suburban was once the focus of a glamorous downtown. ...
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Leading Giants by the Helm
December 20, 2013
The bigger the ship, the safer it is at sea—and the more it needs the coastal knowledge and experience of the Sandy Hook Pilots to lead it to and from port without mishap.
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Weehawken’s Lasting Legacy
November 25, 2013
Edward Hopper's 1934 painting, "East Wind Over Weehawken," will be auctioned by Christie's in New York on December 5. ...
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