New Jersey

Blackbeard's Cave website. It tells only of the amusements, arcades and such. It shows how much the cave tour costs but nothing about the cave itself. No cave photos as well.

Millbrook Village The link kept giving me the old "Errors on Page" but did finally open. The article about Millbrook Village is down the page but the top appears empty for some reason. Just scroll down if you need to. "Millbrook Village, part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, is a re-created community of the 1800s where aspects of pioneer life are exhibited and occasionally demonstrated by skilled and dedicated docents throughout the village." I found the below forum question and answer before I came across this website. Interesting. And look on down the page for a most fascinating history of the family.

The Battle of Bound Brook This is the fun way to learn the history of an area. So much like reading a romantic novel. As with the above site, the top half of the page is empty and there is the old "errors on page" warning. So many ads, the page has a difficult time.

Lenape Village at Waterloo Village "The easiest path to an appreciation of the Lenape is across the bridge to the Indian Village at Waterloo. Developed in1988 by archaeologist John Kraft, the recreated village has introduced the Lenape way to hundreds of thousands of visitors." More fascinating history of the area. "Waterloo Village is closed for maintenance and upgrades until further notice." As with the other sites, scroll down the page if needed.

Sterling Hill Mine Scroll down below the first history lesson. "Fluorescent caverns thrill visitors on the underground tour of Sterling Mine in Ogdensburg." This page is titled Mines, Metal and Men and is a trail of Historical Sites telling a story of Industry and Invention. Sterling Hill Mine is the first item and has a photo of the Fluorescent caverns. Read why they glow. The Village of Waterloo is the next article and just below it is the Oxford Furnace/Shippen Manor. Last on this page is the account of Historic Speedwell. History was never this much fun when I was younger. As you've scrolled down the pages, you will see lists on the left for webpages with topics of historic interest. On the right side you will see many places to see on a tourist visit of the area.

Northern New Jersey Grotto, a nice website. Nice photo though most are of their members on an exploration. They say it is New Jersey caving but otherwise it doesn't tell where the caves are located.

A USGS page with lots of information. No photos but I found the following very interesting: "Only 11 of 142 known New Jersey caves are south of the glacial terminal moraine yet Dalton (1996) suggests increased sinkhole development in the south possibly due to a more mature weathering profile. Glacial deposits south of the Wisconsinan moraine has been correlated by Stanford and others (2001) to be Late Pliocene age which would yield over 2 Ma of weathering for these carbonates. Work continues to better characterize the karst formation in New Jersey."

Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey, the Wikipedia page. There is a listing for Sybil's Cave. Look for the sad tale and enjoy all the historic sites. Most interesting indeed. Find lots of parks, the cave, a cove and a castle. Fun reading. Also the NY Times with an article about the Cave of Sybil. There is actually a photo inside the cave before it was sealed and hidden away.

Landmarks of New Jersey, the Wikipedia page has many interesting places to learn about. Museums.

Waterfalls and pbase gallery

Bridges, the Wikipedia page, has dozens of bridges as well as railroad bridges and toll bridges.

Castles and Lighthouses