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Edwin Pyle's boat goes on fire, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

William Oliver retires from the railroad, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

Otis Woodfield's infant daughter dies, 1909

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Wilbert headstones, Good Luck Cemetery

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Abandoned building, Bayville

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I believe I took this sometime around 2010 or 2011.

the windmill building in Barnegat

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I'm not sure what this building was, but I'm glad I got these pics of it a few years ago, because it's no longer standing on West Bay Avenue.

Joseph Clayton Obituary, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

Jailed for taxes, 1909

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Mark A.C. Carr's trip to the Rockies, 1909

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New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

Dead body found, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier, 19 Aug 1909

New Egypt Carnival, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier , 19 Aug 1909

the death of George Akins

A WIFE OUTRAGED--THE PERPETRATOR SHOT DEAD BY THE HUSBAND.-- We announced in our last paper, that an attempt had been made by George Akins, Jr., to commit an outrage upon the person of a Mrs. Conover, wife of John H. Conover, living near the Red Lion, but that he failed to accomplish his purpose, owing to the cries and resistance of Mrs. C. We have since learned that he fully succeed in his infamous designs--and a few days afterwards he was shot dead by the husband, while about to enter his house again. The particulars of this dreadful affair, as we have learned them, are as follows: Akins went to the house of Conover, on Sunday morning, the 5th instant(August, 1860), soon after 8 o'clock--nobody being at home or near the premises, but Mrs. C. and her two children--Conover having gone to visit a neighbor. It is supposed that Akins had been watching Conover's movements, and seeing him leave the house, went immediately over. Soon after going in, he seized hold of Mrs. C., who

Mystery building on Route 37

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This building is no longer standing, but it used to be on Route 37 in Toms River near Oak Ridge Parkway.

Abandoned house in Freehold

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This was in Freehold on Rt 527, just north of the county line. It's not longer there, having been bulldozed a few years ago. I believe I took these around 2010 or so. I'd love to know what the story behind this house was.

North Dover Elementary School, Toms River, ca 2010

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Point Pleasant Railroad Depot receipts for July 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

Railroad Wreck at Whitings, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

Snake bites actress, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

Cranmer-Johnson wedding, 1866

CRANMER-JOHNSON from the New Jersey Courier, 16 Aug 1866 MARRIAGE- On the 1st inst., at the residence of the bride's father near Greenbank, by Rev. G.W. Dobbins, Mr. Edwin B. Johnson to Miss Amanda H. Cranmer, both of the above place.

Homes-Jones wedding, 1905

from New Egypt Press, 10 Mar 1905 HOMES-JONES William Homes, of Forked River, and Miss Stella Jones, of Waretown, were married at Barnegat last Thursday.