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Township Historian Publishes Book on Delaware
Township Historian Jim Drummond has published an illustrated history of Delaware Township in the popular Arcadia series. The book was officially released on January 25 this year, and is available at the Sergeantsville Grain and Feed store. It should also be available at local bookstores, including Farley’s in New Hope and others. It can... »
The Rake Cemetery, Part III
This is a continuation of my recent articles on the Rake Cemetery near Sand Brook. You can read Part I here and Part II here. The Lake Family After all I said earlier about the place being known as the Rake Cemetery, I must here acknowledge that it was known by a different name in the... »
Hunterdon County Historical Alliance to Discuss Historic Bridge Preservation at January 16 Meeting
This week Marilyn Cummings of the Delaware Township Historical Society and Francis Gavigan of East Amwell Township met with Pete Kinsella, Founder of the Hunterdon County Historical Alliance, to set the agenda for a meeting on January 16 at 9 AM at the Raritan Township Municipal Building to discuss historic bridge preservation in Hunterdon... »
The Rake Cemetery, Part II
This is a continuation of the story of the Rake Cemetery near Sand Brook. If you haven’t read Part I yet, I recommend it so that this installment will make more sense. The Sergeant Family Even though no one from the Sergeant family is buried here, they are important to the cemetery for two reasons. First,... »
The Rake Cemetery, Part I
One of the most well-concealed cemeteries in the township is located on a hill south of Sand Brook. It is usually identified as the Rake Cemetery (rather than Burying Ground), perhaps because it contains a fairly large number (at least for our neck of the woods) of seemingly unrelated families. I have been trying... »
Kitchen Cemetery Revisited, Part II
The T Stones The other significant family here is the Thatchers (or Trouts). Here are the stones that end in the letter T: A. T.; B. T.; I. T. W H A 24, 1775; L. T. D O R 23, 1778; M. T.; and M. A. T. On my recent visit I only found two... »
Kitchen Cemetery, Revisited
Some time ago, I wrote an article on the Kitchen Family Burying Ground. It was published without pictures because I had been unable to visit the site. Well, that omission has been remedied. Recently I made that long-delayed visit and got some wonderful photos. Because it is important to put the photos with the... »
Township Committee Responds to County Bridge Work
On Monday Nov 16, the Township Committee decided to notify the Freeholders of their displeasure with the recent bridge work done by the Hunterdon County Engineering Dept. A letter was sent by Mayor Kristin McCarthy. In the letter to the Freeholders, the Committee expresses itself clearly: The County’s actions leading to the stop-work order... »
County Engineering Dept. Goes Rogue – Bridge Closed Indefinitely
On October 5 the Hunterdon County Engineering Dept. (HCE) closed the stone arch bridge on Pine Hill Road. The bridge is in the Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge Historic District, it is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, and it is protected by that listing from destruction by local government,... »
Pine Hill Cemetery
The Pine Hill Cemetery has a fascinating history. It is located on the Old Williamson farm on Pavlica Road, where it accommodated members of the Williamson family along with Sergeants, Larews, Heaths, Lakes and Rounsavells. Piecing together information on the Williamson family has challenged me for years. Fortunately, there are several Williamson researchers who... »
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