By Marfy Goodspeed in Case, Delaware Township, Featured 2 Comments Tags: railroads
This is part two of my series on the Delaware Flemington Railroad Company. Part One was Egbert T. Bush’s history of how this company failed. He provided us with lots of information derived from the company papers that had been saved. But so many questions were raised, and not addressed, starting with the people who thought up the idea and promoted the company.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Featured, Flemington, Historians Revisited, Prallsville 1 Comment Tags: railroads
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.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Hunterdon County, In My Library 2 Comments Tags: Buchanan's Tavern, Civil War, D&R Canal, quarries, railroads
Hunterdon County Needlework and Hunterdon County in the Civil War.
On Saturday (June 1st) I visited the Hunterdon County Historical Society in Flemington to see what had become of the familiar old Deats Memorial Library. Significant changes have been taking place there, triggered by the need to meet building requirements for handicap access. The results are impressive, and I am looking forward to spending time in these new digs. Continue reading »
