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It's been a long time since this old Blawenburg blacksmith/wheelwright shop has seen activity of the horseshoeing kind. Note the date on...
David Cochran
- Nov 18, 2019
- 7 min
27 Annie's House
Print Post Annie's house in 1931 (left) and 2006 (right) Serendipity in Blawenburg Sometimes we learn things intentionally, and at other...
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David Cochran
- Oct 28, 2019
- 2 min
26 Halloween Horror in Blawenburg Cemetery
Print Post Blawenburg Cemetery It was a fall evening in 1999, just 20 years ago, and the Blawenburg Cemetery was a buzz with activity....
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David Cochran
- Oct 14, 2019
- 6 min
25 From Blawenburg Kid to Movie Star
Print Post Blawenburg child actor, Tom Gaman in 1961 By most accounts, growing up in Blawenburg in the late 1950s and 60s was pretty...
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David Cochran
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
24 World War I Casualty
Samuel E. Duffield is the only person associated with Blawenburg to die in World War I. The memorial plaque in the back of Blawenburg...
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David Cochran
- Sep 16, 2019
- 6 min
A Church Comes to Blawenburg
Print Post In the Beginning Religion was central to the lives of the Dutch farmers who settled Central New Jersey. They brought the...
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David Cochran
- Aug 30, 2019
- 2 min
The Mountain View Boys Go Fishing
By Dudley Gaman, Guest Blogger L-R Tom Gaman, Ken Clarkson, Bill (now Dudley) Gaman show their catch after a day of fishing at Van...
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David Cochran
- Aug 19, 2019
- 6 min
21 Sweet Memories at the DQ
Print Post The summer of 1964 was a busy time in Blawenburg. The Wally Byam Caravan arrived with 5,000 visitors (see blog 20), and the...
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David Cochran
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Three Patriots in WWII
Print Post Three patriots from Blawenburg stand in front of Blawenburg Church in October, 1943 during World War II. L-R Bill Terhune...
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David Cochran
- Jul 11, 2019
- 6 min
20 The Summer of '64
Print Post In this blog, we will cover one of the two “big” events in Blawenburg in the summer of 1964, the encampment of the Wally Byam...
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David Cochran
- Jun 24, 2019
- 1 min
A Long Way to High School
Print Post A century ago, students went to Blawenburg School through eighth grade. If they wanted to go to high school, they had to go...
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David Cochran
- Jun 10, 2019
- 5 min
Hillpot's Hilltop Store
Print Post Our last blog traced the history of the “corner store,” which has hosted many businesses in Blawenburg since the 1830s....
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David Cochran
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
Getting Hitched
Print Post /.Many a person has been hitched at Blawenburg Church…and many a horse, too! This old pipe in the side yard is still there...
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David Cochran
- May 13, 2019
- 6 min
18. Blawenburg’s Long Serving Postmaster – John Nevius Van Zandt
Print Post Postmaster John Van Zandt In 1866, John became a general merchant and village postmaster when he bought the store in...
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David Cochran
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
Blawenburg Sunoco
Print Post This picture of the Sunoco station in Blawenburg was taken in the 1930s. The "garage" was owned by the Higgins family, who...
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David Cochran
- Apr 15, 2019
- 8 min
17. The Corner Store – A Chronology
Print Post The old corner store has hosted a variety of businesses since the 1830s. People have lines of descent, genealogies, but it’s...
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David Cochran
- Apr 1, 2019
- 7 min
16. When the KKK Came to Blawenburg
Print Post It was 1923. World War I, the war that was supposed to end all wars, was over; Prohibition was getting underway; and the 1920s...
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David Cochran
- Mar 25, 2019
- 1 min
Blawenburg 1938
Print Post This is an aerial photo of the intersection in Blawenburg looking south. Great Road is at the top of the picture....
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David Cochran
- Mar 18, 2019
- 6 min
15. Blawenburg Tavern
Print Post Blawenburg Tavern has been the Hartshorne home for 60 years. When it comes to success in real estate (and many other things in...
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David Cochran
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Can You Identify These People?
Print Post This picture is from the corner store in Blawenburg in the 1950s or 60s when it was a general store. Do you know who these...
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David Cochran
- Mar 4, 2019
- 6 min
14. Whatever Happened at the Green Flash Boarding House?
Print Post The Green Flash Boarding House (also called the Green Flash Inn or just Green Flash) was a great source of discussion, rumor,...
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David Cochran
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
The Smooth Stones of Blawenburg
Print Post Note the smooth stones in the pillars that mark the entrance to Blawenburg Cemetery. Each day, hundreds of cars drive by the...
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David Cochran
- Feb 18, 2019
- 7 min
13. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Covenhoven/Stout Plantation
From Covenhoven to Green Flash and Back Print Post Before they arrived in Blawenburg in 1753, the Covenhovens lived with many others of...
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David Cochran
- Feb 11, 2019
- 1 min
From Sylvan Lake Back to Rock Brook
Print Post This section of Skillman Park on the northern border of Blawenburg used to contain Sylvan Lake, a man-made lake that served as...
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