Peapack Gladstone

Peapack has a Jacobs Ladder too!

To expand on an earlier post: The PLOT THICKENS... there's a 2nd Jacob's Ladder! So I kept digging about Jacob's…

2 years ago

Blairsden- The Horror, The Nuns and Other Urban Legends

Weird New Jersey magazine launched an all-out attack with urban legends about what went terribly wrong inside the Blairsden Estate…

3 years ago

Retrospective: Lost & Torn Down Memories From the Somerset Hills

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

3 years ago

Retrospective: Snowstorms and Sledding in Somerset County New Jersey

Snow is an interesting thing. Some love it. Some hate it. But when there's a major storm in the area,…

3 years ago

Holiday Engagement? Historic Wedding Venues in Central New Jersey

T'is the season for engagements right? So why not share some of the most historic wedding venues in the Somerset…

3 years ago

Somerset Hills Rail Travel & Commuting Over the Last 150 Years

Ever wonder what it was like to travel on a train back in 1872 in the Somerset Hills? Train service…

4 years ago

Most People Don’t Know The Meaning Behind These Town Names

The Mr. Local History Project took a moment out to answer a very simple set of questions, of which we've…

4 years ago

Taking Jacob’s Ladder to the Devil’s Tomb (Grave)

Devil's Tomb & Jacob's Ladder -Look what happened when Weird NJ Issue #12 came out. A place that sits quietly…

4 years ago

The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster

UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019,…

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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