#beautiful_decay

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The remains of Kay's Cottage, part of the Kay Environmental Center property in Chester, #NewJersey. Elizabeth D. Kay (1894-1987) and her husband Alfred were known for their contributions to horticulture, conservation, humanitarian causes, and the arts. Their property, Hidden River Farm, was donated for use as a park and environmental center. The Kay’s made carriage trails through fields and woods that wind down to the Black River where a dam was built to create a swimming pool with a diving board. A summer house was built (can't find a year but probably around the 1930s) alongside the ‘pool’ with showers, changing rooms, a fireplace, and a terrace. Only the ruins remain today. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #chester #chesternj #abandoned #ruins #deserve2preserve #kayscottage #nature #blackriver #beautiful_decay #thisisnj #jerseycollective #njspots #explorenj #igersnj #ushistory #americanhistory #ipulledoverforthis #travelblog #travelblogger #blog #blogger #beautiful #morriscountynj #woods (at Kay Environmental Education Center)

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The cranberry sorting and packing house in the Double Trouble Historic District, spanning Berkeley and Lacey Townships, #NewJersey. It was originally a company town in the Pine Barrens that contained a saw mill, cranberry farm, and packing plant. The Double Trouble Company was formed to sell timber, millwork products, and cranberries. At the site’s height of activity, it was one of the state’s top 10 cranberry producers. Today, the village consists of active cranberry bogs and a number of original historic structures dating from the late 19th century through the early 20th century including a saw mill, the cranberry sorting and packing house, general store, schoolhouse, and numerous worker’s cottages. The saw mill and cranberry packing house have been restored, but the rest of the buildings remain virtually #abandoned. • • #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #architecture #archi_ologie #pinebarrens #doubletrouble #pinelands #village #beautiful_decay #travelblog #travelblogger #deserve2preserve #blogger #southjerseyadventures #explorenj #thisisnj #urbex #park #nrhp #historicsite #statepark #southjersey #jerseycollective #oldhouselove #journeythroughjersey (at Double Trouble, New Jersey)

[thehistorygirlnj]

Ruins of a lime kiln at Stephens State Park, Hackettstown, #NewJersey. • • #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #history #americanhistory #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #jerseycollective #explorenj #journeythroughjersey #architecture #archi_ologie #historicsite #hackettstown #hackettstownnj #lime #limekiln #kiln #ruins #abandoned #beautiful_decay #stephensstatepark (at Stephens State Park)

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A corn crib at Herrontown Woods in Princeton, #NewJersey. It was originally part of the Douer Farm, which was acquired by the Veblen Family in 1936 and used as a study for Oswald Veblen, a math professor at Princeton University. Veblen was instrumental in establishing The Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton. #nj #njhistory #historygirl #abandoned #corncrib #farm #woods #nature #herrontownwoods #princeton #desolate #history#historicsite #ruins #thisisnj #thisisnj #explore #explorenj #adventure #architecture #princetonnj #mercercounty #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #jerseycollective #beautiful_decay (at Friends of Herrontown Woods)

[thehistorygirlnj]

The remains of Kay's Cottage, part of the Kay Environmental Center property in Chester, #NewJersey. Elizabeth D. Kay (1894-1987) and her husband Alfred were known for their contributions to horticulture, conservation, humanitarian causes, and the arts. Their property, Hidden River Farm, was donated for use as a park and environmental center. The Kay’s made carriage trails through fields and woods that wind down to the Black River where a dam was built to create a swimming pool with a diving board. A summer house was built (can't find a year but probably around the 1930s) alongside the ‘pool’ with showers, changing rooms, a fireplace, and a terrace. Only the ruins remain today. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #chester #chesternj #abandoned #ruins #deserve2preserve #kayscottage #nature #blackriver #beautiful_decay #thisisnj #jerseycollective #njspots #explorenj #igersnj #ushistory #americanhistory #ipulledoverforthis #travelblog #travelblogger #blog #blogger #beautiful #morriscountynj #woods (at Kay Environmental Center)

[thehistorygirlnj]

An abandoned home in Washington Township (Morris County), #NewJersey. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #architecture #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #washingtontownshipnj #morriscountynj #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #longvalleynj #longvalley #beautiful_decay #thisisnj #jerseycollective #njspots #explorenj #igersnj #ushistory #americanhistory #deserve2preserve (at Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey)

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#throwbackthursday In October 2015 I featured the Double Trouble Historic District, spanning Berkeley and Lacey Townships, #NewJersey. It was originally a company town in the Pine Barrens that contained a saw mill, cranberry farm, and packing plant. The Double Trouble Company was formed to sell timber, millwork products, and cranberries. At the site’s height of activity, it was one of the state’s top 10 cranberry producers. Today, the village consists of active cranberry bogs and a number of original historic structures dating from the late 19th century through the early 20th century including a saw mill, cranberry sorting and packing house, general store, schoolhouse (pictured), and numerous worker’s cottages. The saw mill and cranberry packing house have been restored, but the rest of the buildings remain virtually abandoned. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #architecture #archi_ologie #pinebarrens #doubletrouble #pinelands #village #beautiful_decay #travelblog #travelblogger #deserve2preserve #blogger #southjerseyadventures #explorenj #thisisnj #abandoned #urbex #park #nrhp #historicsite #statepark #southjersey #jerseycollective #oldhouselove #schoolhouse (at Double Trouble State Park)

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I loved my visit to Rhyolite, #Nevada at the end of March. It is a ghost town, not far from Death Valley National Park. The town began in early 1905 as one of several mining camps that sprang up after prospectors Shorty Harris and Ed Cross discovered gold in the surrounding hills. By 1908, the town reached a height of 5,000 to 8,000 residents. However, by 1910, gold production dropped dramatically, along with financial panic in the east, which negatively impacted the mining industry. People began to leave Rhyolite. The post office closed in 1919 and by 1920, the population was estimated at 14. Today, the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is open for viewing. Ruins of a school, commercial buildings, a train depot, and homes are scattered amongst the site. One restored structure is Tom Kelly's bottle house, built in 1906. It was built and raffled off to a family. Its walls are built entirely of old glass bottles! The house was used in 1925 for the filming of a silent movie, "The Air Mail." #nv #nvhistory #history #ushistory #americanhistory #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #beautiful #nature #roadtrip #travel #rhyolite #rhyolitenv #ghosttown #abandoned #ruins #beautiful_decay #goldrush #mining #architecture #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #shack #outbuilding (at Rhyolite, Nevada)