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“Old-Time Debates”

September 8, 2019 By Marfy Goodspeed in E. T. Bush, Historians Tags: old ways, politics, portraits

The next presidential debate for Democratic candidates is coming up on September 12^th. In light of that and also with thoughts about the kind of discourse Americans are having these days, it seemed appropriate to publish Mr. Bush’s article on a practice that went out of fashion long ago—local debating societies. Somehow it was possible for 19^th-century neighbors to dispute current issues without making enemies of each other.

The Railroad That Wasn’t Built

August 31, 2019 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, E. T. Bush, Historians, Hockenbury, Prallsville Tags: railroads

Part one in the series, The Route Not Taken

This article by Egbert T. Bush caught my attention because it is reminiscent of PennEast’s attempt to dig a pipeline across Delaware Township and other parts of Hunterdon and Mercer Counties. The big difference here is that many landowners along the proposed route of this railroad supported it because they expected real benefits, whereas PennEast’s pipeline is likely to do more harm than good.

The Deremer-Wilson Farm

August 17, 2019 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Dilts Corner, Sandy Ridge, Wilson Tags: architecture, Daniel Coxe, early settlers, houses, land titles, maps, portraits, proprietors

or Dilts Farm Revisited, part two

Part one focused on the family of Judson Rittenhouse and Martha Bodine, who lived on the farm now known as the Sarah Dilts Farm Park in Delaware Township for most of their lives. The farm was purchased by Judson’s father, Wilson Bray Rittenhouse, in 1844. This article will first describe Wilson and his family, and then will trace the history of this property back to the first European owner.

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