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During an archaeological dig at Indian King Tavern Museum in Haddonfield (pop. 11,659) this summer, researchers uncovered more than 3,500 artifacts, including an American Indian broad-spear, dating to as early as 2000 B.C.

first appeared: 10/23/2005

The 147-acre Horse Park of New Jersey in Stone Tavern, near Allentown (pop. 1,882), is a model of public-private partnership. The state purchased the land while the equine industry and non-profit groups designed the park. Hundreds of volunteers work on beautification and fund-raising.

first appeared: 10/9/2005

In 1850, the Scottish ship Ayrshire grounded during a snowstorm off the shores of Manasquan (pop. 6,310). Rescuers used a line cast to the foundering ship and a life car to haul the passengers ashore. All but one of the 202 people on board was saved.

first appeared: 9/25/2005

Critiquing actress Katharine Hepburn’s style, poet and humorist Dorothy Parker once said, "She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B." Parker was born Dorothy Rothschild in West End near Long Branch (pop. 31,340) in 1893. Her first collection of poems, Enough Rope, was published in 1926.

first appeared: 9/25/2005

In the mountains of northern New Jersey, a feeder channel was constructed in 1831 from Lake Hopatcong to supply water to the Morris Canal, a towpath waterway that initially extended from Newark to Phillipsburg (pop. 15,166) and later to Jersey City. The canal used 23 inclined planes and 34 locks to overcome the difference in elevation along the canal route.

first appeared: 9/18/2005

At the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in Mays Landing (pop. 2,321), 28 survivors of the Holocaust received awards during the school’s graduation ceremony in June. The honorees, now in their 70s, 80s and 90s, were either in Eastern European concentration camps or hiding out from the Nazis during their school years. The awards recognize their achievements in their various fields of work since coming to live in the state.

first appeared: 9/11/2005

On the Waterfront, winner of the 1954 Academy Award for best motion picture, was filmed principally in Hoboken (pop. 38,577).

first appeared: 8/28/2005

Born in East Orange (pop. 69,824) in 1940, Dionne Warwick recorded her first hit song, Don’t Make Me Over, in 1962. Four years later, she won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance for Do You Know the Way to San Jose.

first appeared: 8/14/2005

Ruth Cheney Streeter (1895-1990) of Morristown (pop. 18,544) was appointed the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943.

first appeared: 8/14/2005

Built in 1835, Drumthwacket, in Princeton (pop. 14,203), takes its name from Gaelic words meaning “wooded hill.” The Greek Revival-style mansion has been the official residence of New Jersey governors since 1981.

first appeared: 7/31/2005

The manufacturer of one of the West’s most visible icons—the Stetson hat—was born in Orange (pop. 32,868) in 1830. During a trip to Colorado, John Batterson Stetson fashioned a high-crowned, broad-brimmed hat from beaver and rabbit fur. Returning to Philadelphia in 1865, he started the John B. Stetson Co. The hats gained an enormous following, especially in the Southwest, where ranchers affectionately called them "John B.’s." By the time of his death in 1906, Stetson’s factory produced 2 million hats a year.

first appeared: 7/17/2005

Amos Alonzo Stagg of West Orange (pop. 44,943), football coach at the University of Chicago from 1892 to 1932, was the first to use the center snap, onside kick, lateral and man-in-motion plays.

first appeared: 6/19/2005

Inspired by the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, the 1930 Gingerbread Castle, now being restored in Hamburg (pop. 3,105), features walls and turrets resembling pink frosting and candy canes, a witches’ dungeon and plum-pudding room.

first appeared: 6/5/2005

In 1904, Armenian immigrants Arshag and Miran Karagheusian founded the Karagheusian Rug Mill in Freehold (pop. 10,976). By 1929 the company employed half the town’s workforce. Due to rising labor costs, changing tastes in home décor and new technologies, the mill closed in 1961.

first appeared: 5/22/2005

Sinbad, a mixed-breed puppy adopted by the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Campbell in 1938, served on board the ship for 11 years before retiring to the light station in Barnegat (pop. 1,690).

first appeared: 5/8/2005

The New Jersey Agriculture Society, headquartered in Trenton, operates Farmers Against Hunger, a food recovery program that collects surplus fruits and vegetables from farmers and wholesalers and distributes them to local shelters, churches, day care and senior centers, and state food banks. The organization also sponsors gleanings, during which volunteers scour harvested fields to collect any remaining produce.

first appeared: 4/24/2005

All 14 scenes in the popular 1903 film The Great Train Robbery were shot in the wilds of New Jersey.

first appeared: 4/10/2005

About six miles west of Wildwood (pop. 5,436), Nummytown got its name from King Nummy, or Na-mahomie, a chief of the Unalachtigo band of Lenni Lenape Indians.

first appeared: 3/27/2005

In 1884, American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) purchased a house on Mickle Boulevard in Camden, using the proceeds from his book Leaves of Grass. Next month, the historic house museum will mark the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication with a display of a recently restored first edition.

first appeared: 3/27/2005

The 1926 Count Basie Theatre, named for the famous Red Bank (pop. 11,844) native, showcases classical performers, middle-of-the-road rockers, and popular jazz and blues acts.

first appeared: 3/13/2005

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