November 18, 2014
Belvidere Town Square and The Shoe Tree Oak | Belvidere, New Jersey
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Belvidere and The Shoe Tree Oak
Last week, I showed you the county courthouse and war memorial in Belvidere, New Jersey.
Belvidere considers itself “the best kept secret in New Jersey”.
No more! It is a lovely town with more Victorians per square mile than any other in New Jersey.
This week I will show you the town square and some interesting buildings that surround it.
The photo at the top of this post is The Cummins Home, built in 1834 by John B. Maxwell, a Congressman and newspaper editor.
The town square is known as Garret D. Wall Park. It is a very pretty park and is surrounded by interesting homes and churches.
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Located on a nearby street is the Shoe Tree Oak.
This tree is about 350 years old and about 15 feet around.
As the sign says:
Barefoot country folk sat under this tree to put on shoes before going to worship across the village green.
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November 09, 2014
The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen
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| The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen |
The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen
The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen located in the historic Hazen section of White Township, just outside of Belvidere.
It is a small country church sitting on a knoll.
I love old churches with their old graveyards.
This church has a long history in Warren County. According to their website, which was adapted from Snell’s ‘History of Sussex and Warren Counties’:
This is one of the oldest churches in Presbytery of Newton. As early as 1739 there was occasional preaching in the bounds of the congregation. In 1744, Rev. James Campbell preached several times and baptized some children. The Rev. David Brain¬erd, Indian missionary, and Rev. Daniel Lawrence also preached sundry times till the year 1749. At that time the congregation unanimously put them¬selves under the care of the Presbytery of New Brunswick and made application for supplies, and have ever since considered themselves belonging to said Presbytery.
You can read more about the history of the church here.
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| The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen |
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| The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen |
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| The First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen |
Please check out some old churches at Belvidere Town Square and The Shoe Tree Oak.
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June 11, 2013
The Chapel At The Historic Village at Allaire | Wall Township/Farmingdale, New Jersey
The Unusual Chapel At The Historic Village of Allaire
The Historic Village at Allaire is a historic bog iron town located in Allaire State Park in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
James P. Allaire created the village to house his workers at Howell Iron works from the 1860’s to the 1840’s.
The village was a place where the workers never had to leave to live a whole life within the village.
The beautiful and simple little chapel is the most famous building in the village.
The church is unusual because the bell tower was placed in the back of the church instead of in the front.
That was because it was too heavy for the front part of the church.
Please read my posts on The Historic Village of Allaire and The Pine Creek Railroad at Allaire State Park.
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July 17, 2012
Visiting Cape May
Visiting Cape May, New Jersey
The downtown area of Cape May, New Jersey is charming.
It is a very busy beach resort town, and the beach is great – but so are strolling around, eating and shopping!
To get to Cape May, you get off at Exit 0 on the Garden State Parkway!
You can take bike around town, take trolley rides, and also ride in a horse-drawn carriage.
Below is Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, founded in 1911.
The Towne Crier:
Welcome Friends Old and New, Linger Here A Day Or Two
Cape May had a long history as a whaling town:
Dedicated to our fishermen lost at sea
I was thrilled see the Dala Horse sign indicating a shop filled with lovely Swedish items.
My mother was born in Sweden, and I grew up with beautiful Swedish items in my home.
There are some other lovely places to browse:
After a hard day of shopping, take time to go to the beach!
Make sure you take a Cape May umbrella!
Places mentioned in this post:
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
This week I want to give a shout out to Mark of the Cape May Blog. He was nice enough to mention my photos on his blog! Check out his blog, too!
I also want to thank The SITS Girls for mentioning my blog on their Saturday ShareFest!
You can also see my posts on the painted ladies of Cape May, the Cape May lighthouse in Cape May Point, and how patriotic Cape May is!
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