November 24, 2014
Driving Around Belvidere . . . and beyond
Driving Around Belvidere, New Jersey
Last week I showed you the town square of Belvidere, New Jersey, including the Shoe Tree Oak.
This week I'm showing off some interesting buildings that we discovered in Belvidere as we drove around the town.
First up are The Twin Mills of Belvidere: The Major Robert Hoops and the Red Frame Mill.
The Robert Hoops Mill was built in 1790 by Hoops for felt but later converted to a gristmill.
The Red Frame Mill was also a gristmill, but owned by someone else.
As a Belvidere, NJ website says:
For many years in the 1900's, the mill and the adjacent Red Frame Mill were both operating simultaneously and independently of each other as feed mills.
I love the little matching mailbox in front, to the left of the window.
At least that's what I think it is.
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The town clock:
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Hotel Belvidere was established in 1831:
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We then drove down Water Street and ended up on the Riverton-Belvidere Bridge, driving over the Delaware River.
These last few photos were taken from inside the car.
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We found ourselves in Riverton, Pennsylvania, a part of Lower Bethel Township, Pennsylvania.
It looked like an interesting town to explore one day, but it was getting late and we drove back to New Jersey, admiring the Delaware River as we drove over it.
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Also read my post on Searching For History In Belvidere.
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January 15, 2013
Bat Condos and Bird Apartments
Bat Condos and Bird Apartments
The bat condo photo (above) was taken in western Pennsylvania.
The bird apartment photo (below) was taken by the Cape May Lighthouse in Cape May, New Jersey.
Both photos were taken last summer.
Ah, summer!
You can read more about bat condos here.
You can also read my post about Visiting Cape May.
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October 25, 2011
Walking Around | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, is a charming place with a downtown that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Famous because of the prestigious Bucknell University, the town is nestled on the banks of the Susquehanna River.
There is a converted and restored woolen mill that contains 125 shops.
The downtown movie theater is a single screen art deco palace.
I didn't have much time to investigate the town, although I did manage to visit a bookshop!
You can also see my post about the Little League Museum in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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August 23, 2011
Little League Museum | Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Little League Museum
Earlier this month I was in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and visited the Little League Museum.
This week the Little League World Series is being played here.
You can read more about the Little League here.
You can also read about farmer making mud for the big leagues.
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November 10, 2010
Railroad Museum | Greenville, Pennsylvania
Last week I posted some photos from Greenville, PA.
Here are some more photos from the Greenville Railroad Park Museum.
The Gift Shop:
The Switchboard:
For some reason there is an antique car inside this room, hiding behind the counter.
More Posts About Trains
Greenville Railroad Park & Museum | Greenville, Pennsylvania
Abandoned Trains In New York State (2010)
Whippany Railway Museum, Part I (2011)
Whippany Railway Museum, Part II (2011)Thanks for visiting New Jersey Memories!
November 03, 2010
Greenville Railroad Park & Museum | Greenville, Pennsylvania
Greenville, Pennsylvania Has A Railroad Museum
This past summer I visited the Greenville Railroad Park & Museum in Pennsylvania.
Here is the inside of one of the trains.
How did they learn the functions of the different knobs? They look so similar.
Here is the switching control board, where one man was in charge for many years.
It must have been an interesting job, as well as having great responsibility.
Here are more trains:
More Posts About Trains
Railroad Museum | Greenville, Pennsylvania (2010)
Abandoned Trains In New York State (2010)
Whippany Railway Museum, Part I (2011)
Whippany Railway Museum, Part II (2011)
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October 20, 2010
Greenville, Pennsylvania - looks like old times
I was in rural Greenville, Pennsylvania (not far from the Ohio border) a few months ago. These small country towns look almost unchanged in some aspects as they did many years ago.
If I Photoshop the first photo below and make it black and white, it looks like the photo was taken 50 or more years ago:
I love using Photoshop, although I'm still a relative newbie.
I took the photo below, which was taken at a distance, and in color:
Then I cropped the photo, showing only the logs, resized the cropped part and made it black and white:
A little blurry, but I'm still learning . . .
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