This summer when I went to the 4-H Fair in Ringoes I couldn’t help but remember that I was on the site of the old Ringoes Drive-In. Right after the Fair I discovered that Kat Cannelongo, of our East Amwell Historical Society had purchased on Ebay 4 original Ringoes...
In the early 1700’s, what is now Wertsville was settled principally by three families: the Werts, Stouts and Manners. The town was always known as Wert’s Corner until a Post Office was established there and the postal department changed the name to Wertsville.The...
From their small beginnings of painting college buildings throughout the United States, The College Watercolor Group quickly became a nationally known print supplier. Having bought the Wertsville store (later Peacock’s), in the mid 1960’s, they slowly kept renovating...
When Peacock’s burned last spring, I began investigating the history of the building –first as Wyckoff’s General Store, then Holcombe’s, then Manner’s and into the 20th century as Stein’s Store. Then there was a blank period when the building was used a Gray’s...
A historical marker along Rt202/31 near Copper Hill marks the general area when British officer Cornet (Lt.) Francis Geary died returning from a raid in Flemington on Dec. 14th, 1776. But now, the rest of the story…..In late 1776 Washington’s army was chased across...
From the April 12, 1923 issue of the Democrat: “Tornado Crashes Thru Hunterdon County Farms”“A violent storm of tornado proportions hit Hunterdon County last Thursday afternoon about five o’clock. It became extremely dark and rain fell almost as a solid sheet of water...
