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Baseball’s Bobby Thomson’s 1951 ‘Shot Heard Round the World’ was a Jersey Guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrI7dVj90zs Known as "The shot heard round the world." Ross Hodges' call has been recognized as the most famous sporting…

3 years ago

Lord Stirling- Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident

Is William Alexander, aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge's Most Famous Resident? Let's see if we can…

4 years ago

Somerset Hills Most Famous Families & Residents

With our Board of Trustees settled into Central New Jersey, isn't it fun to know what famous people live or…

4 years ago

Retrospective: Harry Dunham and His Park

As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos…

4 years ago

The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School

Update: February 16, 2024 - Thanks to you all, the BOE has taken the name change for William Annin Middle…

4 years ago

Harry Robinson – A Look at His Wooden Sculptures around Somerset Hills

Based at his home studio in Bernardsville, Harry Robinson, a professional structural engineer, is an artist sculptor who changed the…

4 years ago

America’s First Republican Vice President Nominee – Basking Ridge’s William Dayton Beats out Abraham Lincoln

Americans think the Biden/Trump election was one for the ages, exposing huge ideological beliefs, highly charged politics, and a fight…

4 years ago

A Tribute in Bronze – Millicent Fenwick

It's strange how you can walk back and forth a hundred times and never notice something, and then one day,…

4 years ago

Lore: Bill Beatty and the Haunted Phareloch Castle

Phareloch castle has its own road that still cuts thru the Liberty Corner woods in case the fire company needs…

5 years ago

Retrospective: Belcher- Moggy Hollow – Buck Gardens and the Far Hills Fairgrounds

The 12-acre locale in Far Hills, New Jersey, known as the J. Malcolm Belcher Fairgrounds, holds a significant place in…

5 years ago

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