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The small cottages at 10, 11 and 12 Cataract Hollow Road housed the village's mill workers. Originally fifteen similar duplexes stood, each housing two families side by side with their own entrance. Each dwelling unit consisted of two small rooms on each of the two floors, and large families were likely cramped in their lodging. Feltville houses had no bathrooms, electricity, central heat, running water or closets.
The Feltville Historic District, known as the Deserted Village of Feltville, consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long abandoned, dating to the 18th century. Around 1736, Peter Willcocks built a sawmill along the Blue Brook, clearing hundreds of acres of forest to support farmers as they settled the surrounding frontier area. In 1845 David Felt purchased 760 acres of land from the Willcocks family and built an entire town on the bluff above the brook to support the mill operation. By 1850, 175 people were living in Feltville. After Felt retired in 1860, may other business ventures were attempted int he area but failed. In 1882, Warren Ackerman bought the property and converted the town into a summer resort called Glenside Park. As mountain resorts gave way to the Jersey Shore, Glenside Park closed in 1916, and in 1921 the area was incorporated into the Watchung Reservation, one of America's first county parks.
Watchung Reservation, bound by Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berekley Heights, Scotch Plains, and Springfield, is the largest nature reserve in Union County. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountain.
Feltville Historic District National Register #80002522
Interred in the small Willcocks and Badgley Families Cemetery are up to two dozen people, including members of the two English families who first settled the area around 1736. But the mid-20th century, the 1776 John Willcocks gravestone was the only original stone left standing. Partially dislodged by a tree, it was remove for safekeeping and when returned to the site, there was some question as to the precise location of the cemetery, which in addition to the graves of the Willcocks and Badly family members, including the graves of two teenage Irish girls, workers in Felt's factory, who drowned in the millpond in 1858. Today, the John Willocks gravestone and a few 18th century archaeological sites comprise the only physical evidence of the Willcocks occupation of the property. In addition to the original Willcocks stone, a few commemorative Willcocks and Badgley stones have been placed in the cemetery. The newer John Willcocks stone was supplied by the federal government.
The Feltville Historic District, known as the Deserted Village of Feltville, consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long abandoned, dating to the 18th century. Around 1736, Peter Wilcocks built a sawmill along the Blue Brook, clearing hundreds of acres of forest to support farmers as they settled the surrounding frontier area. In 1845 David Felt purchased 760 acres of land from the Wilcocks family and built an entire town on the bluff above the brook to support the mill operation. By 1850, 175 people were living in Feltville. After Felt retired in 1860, may other business ventures were attempted int he area but failed. In 1882, Warren Ackerman bought the property and converted the town into a summer resort called Glenside Park. As mountain resorts gave way to the Jersey Shore, Glenside Park closed in 1916, and in 1921 the area was incorporated into the Watchung Reservation, one of America's first county parks.
Watchung Reservation, bound by Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berekley Heights, Scotch Plains, and Springfield, is the largest nature reserve in Union County. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountain.
Feltville Historic District National Register #80002522
Interred in the small Willcocks and Badgley Families Cemetery are up to two dozen people, including members of the two English families who first settled the area around 1736. But the mid-20th century, the 1776 John Willcocks gravestone was the only original stone left standing. Partially dislodged by a tree, it was remove for safekeeping and when returned to the site, there was some question as to the precise location of the cemetery, which in addition to the graves of the Willcocks and Badly family members, including the graves of two teenage Irish girls, workers in Felt's factory, who drowned in the millpond in 1858. Today, the John Willocks gravestone and a few 18th century archaeological sites comprise the only physical evidence of the Willcocks occupation of the property. In addition to the original Willcocks stone, a few commemorative Willcocks and Badgley stones have been placed in the cemetery. The newer John Willcocks stone was supplied by the federal government.
The Feltville Historic District, known as the Deserted Village of Feltville, consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long abandoned, dating to the 18th century. Around 1736, Peter Wilcocks built a sawmill along the Blue Brook, clearing hundreds of acres of forest to support farmers as they settled the surrounding frontier area. In 1845 David Felt purchased 760 acres of land from the Wilcocks family and built an entire town on the bluff above the brook to support the mill operation. By 1850, 175 people were living in Feltville. After Felt retired in 1860, may other business ventures were attempted int he area but failed. In 1882, Warren Ackerman bought the property and converted the town into a summer resort called Glenside Park. As mountain resorts gave way to the Jersey Shore, Glenside Park closed in 1916, and in 1921 the area was incorporated into the Watchung Reservation, one of America's first county parks.
Watchung Reservation, bound by Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berekley Heights, Scotch Plains, and Springfield, is the largest nature reserve in Union County. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountain.
Feltville Historic District National Register #80002522
#8 Cataract Hollow Road belongs to a block of four standing buildings known as The Commons, which was the main block of housing for David Felt's managers, specialists and some of his mill workers. The middle class section of the village once included four more houses that have since been torn down or burned. All of the houses in Feltville were portioned down the center, with an entrance and staircase on each side. Structures were connected by gravel-lined walkways. It is assumed that each of the houses in The Commons was home to four families.
The Feltville Historic District, known as the Deserted Village of Feltville, consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long abandoned, dating to the 18th century. Around 1736, Peter Willcocks built a sawmill along the Blue Brook, clearing hundreds of acres of forest to support farmers as they settled the surrounding frontier area. In 1845 David Felt purchased 760 acres of land from the Willcocks family and built an entire town on the bluff above the brook to support the mill operation. By 1850, 175 people were living in Feltville. After Felt retired in 1860, may other business ventures were attempted int he area but failed. In 1882, Warren Ackerman bought the property and converted the town into a summer resort called Glenside Park. As mountain resorts gave way to the Jersey Shore, Glenside Park closed in 1916, and in 1921 the area was incorporated into the Watchung Reservation, one of America's first county parks.
Watchung Reservation, bound by Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berekley Heights, Scotch Plains, and Springfield, is the largest nature reserve in Union County. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountain.
Feltville Historic District National Register #80002522
Meaning of the township's official seal explained in pamphlet:
Know Your Town, a study prepared by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, 1969 - 71
revised from the 1963 edition
#7 Cataract Hollow Road belongs to a block of four standing buildings known as The Commons, which was the main block of housing for David Felt's managers, specialists and some of his mill workers. The middle class section of the village once included four more houses that have since been torn down or burned. All of the houses in Feltville were portioned down the center, with an entrance and staircase on each side. Structures were connected by gravel-lined walkways. It is assumed that each of the houses in The Commons was home to four families.
The Feltville Historic District, known as the Deserted Village of Feltville, consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long abandoned, dating to the 18th century. Around 1736, Peter Willcocks built a sawmill along the Blue Brook, clearing hundreds of acres of forest to support farmers as they settled the surrounding frontier area. In 1845 David Felt purchased 760 acres of land from the Willcocks family and built an entire town on the bluff above the brook to support the mill operation. By 1850, 175 people were living in Feltville. After Felt retired in 1860, may other business ventures were attempted int he area but failed. In 1882, Warren Ackerman bought the property and converted the town into a summer resort called Glenside Park. As mountain resorts gave way to the Jersey Shore, Glenside Park closed in 1916, and in 1921 the area was incorporated into the Watchung Reservation, one of America's first county parks.
Watchung Reservation, bound by Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berekley Heights, Scotch Plains, and Springfield, is the largest nature reserve in Union County. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountain.
Feltville Historic District National Register #80002522
#7 and #8 Cataract Hollow Road belong to a block of four standing buildings known as The Commons, which was the main block of housing for David Felt's managers, specialists and some of his mill workers. The middle class section of the village once included four more houses that have since been torn down or burned. All of the houses in Feltville were portioned down the center, with an entrance and staircase on each side. Structures were connected by gravel-lined walkways. It is assumed that each of the houses in The Commons was home to four families.
The Feltville Historic District, known as the Deserted Village of Feltville, consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long abandoned, dating to the 18th century. Around 1736, Peter Willcocks built a sawmill along the Blue Brook, clearing hundreds of acres of forest to support farmers as they settled the surrounding frontier area. In 1845 David Felt purchased 760 acres of land from the Willcocks family and built an entire town on the bluff above the brook to support the mill operation. By 1850, 175 people were living in Feltville. After Felt retired in 1860, may other business ventures were attempted int he area but failed. In 1882, Warren Ackerman bought the property and converted the town into a summer resort called Glenside Park. As mountain resorts gave way to the Jersey Shore, Glenside Park closed in 1916, and in 1921 the area was incorporated into the Watchung Reservation, one of America's first county parks.
Watchung Reservation, bound by Summit, the borough of Mountainside, and the townships of Berekley Heights, Scotch Plains, and Springfield, is the largest nature reserve in Union County. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountain.
Feltville Historic District National Register #80002522
My Dad took this after the brief snow they had in NJ. He doesn't want a flickr account because he thinks he'd waste too much time on it, so I upload a few of his photos from time to time.
I did a bit of editing, but not much.
cardinal - this is the other member of the pair. she seems to be in better shape but works equally hard. I saw them throughout the weekend going back and forth into the bushes where I could hear the chicks.so busy that they have chosen to ignore me nowadays. The other member of the pair is here www.flickr.com/photos/sqrphoto/3672064910/
Somehow I didn't hear the horn on this one, so it kind of surprised me. You can't rely on it. Always have to keep your eyes and ears open back here. Not that we were up on the tracks (which of course, would be trespassing) and I could still hear it coming with enough time to frame this shot. Not enough time to try and dial up the shutter speed, however.
This train is different than the typical Jersey Arrow III cars that run on this line back and forth to Hoboken. It is one of the 2 trains each day that go directly to Penn Station, which requires a different engine (Swedish built ABB ALP-44M) due to the need to switch electricity systems at the Kearny Connection.
Report card for Louie C. Hardy, a resident of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, who later owned an appliance repair service on Shirley Avenue in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Hardy's father David, who signed the report card, was a hireman in the Berkeley Heights Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, badge No. 22.
From a 1969 - 1971 brochure prepared by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Cover of brochure: 1809 Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, with seal of township. Title page: Know Your Town, a study prepared by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, 1969 - 71
revised from the 1963 edition
comming in for a landing. red bellied woodpecker male.
the photo is soft, focusing and depth of field are becomming major problems
Governor Phil Murphy holds press conference to sign a package of commonsense gun safety bills that reaffirm New Jersey’s commitment to institute the strongest gun laws in the nation in Berkeley Heights, N.J. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The four bills signed today will promote smart gun technology, expand the list of crimes that disqualify a person from gun ownership, strengthen anti-gun trafficking laws, and support suicide prevention efforts. (Office of the Attorney General / Tim Larsen)
Old family photo that my dad had scanned and I had cleaned up a bit several years ago. Me in the center and brother and sister either side. I'm not sure about the file name having the year 1970 in it, since that would have made me 3 and I look a bit older than that here. More likely I was in kindergarten here at our elementary school, so I'm estimating 1972. Who knows. Might be written on the back of the original photo, which was a Polaroid I believe. Looks like I won a ribbon. They used to have costume contests. I'm sporting a nice bowl cut.
My parents made pretty good costumes, although I'm not exactly sure what sort of princess my sister is supposed to be here. I remember that sword and shield being around for a long time afterward. I'm not sure what I was supposed to be. I think my dad said it was supposed to be one of the 7 dwarfs.
This school is now named Thomas P Hughes school after our old principal. He was great. Love the old air raid siren up on top. Duck and cover. It is probably still up there.
Governor Phil Murphy holds press conference to sign a package of commonsense gun safety bills that reaffirm New Jersey’s commitment to institute the strongest gun laws in the nation in Berkeley Heights, N.J. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The four bills signed today will promote smart gun technology, expand the list of crimes that disqualify a person from gun ownership, strengthen anti-gun trafficking laws, and support suicide prevention efforts. (Office of the Attorney General / Tim Larsen)
cardinal. feathers all frayed from running around feeding the hungry, screaming chicks. The other member of the pair is here www.flickr.com/photos/sqrphoto/3673257284/
Governor Phil Murphy holds press conference to sign a package of commonsense gun safety bills that reaffirm New Jersey’s commitment to institute the strongest gun laws in the nation in Berkeley Heights, N.J. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The four bills signed today will promote smart gun technology, expand the list of crimes that disqualify a person from gun ownership, strengthen anti-gun trafficking laws, and support suicide prevention efforts. (Office of the Attorney General / Tim Larsen)