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The remains of the power plant complex at the Bethlehem Loading Company, a sprawling World War I munitions plant located in Estell Manor, #NewJersey. The plant was constructed between April 3 - July 1, 1918. The power plant provided power for three munitions plants, support buildings, and the town of #Belcoville, where plant workers lived. The property is now part of Estell Manor Park. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #estellmanor #estellmanornj #travelblog #travelblogger #blogger #blog #ushistory #americanhistory #jerseycollective #explorenj #njspots #history #pinebarrens #ruins #archi_ologie #abandonedamerica #pinelands #southjersey #southjerseyadventures #exploresouthjersey #beautifuldecay #worldwari #wwi #estellmanorpark (at Estell Manor Park)

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Merrill's Colonial Inn is Set to Reopen Its Doors

On October 17, 2017 the town of Belcoville NJ lost an icon and a fixture in the community. Dorothy Louise Merrill “Dot,” the longest living resident of Belcoville, passed away at the age of 95.

Dorothy and her late husband, Alfred, opened Merrill’s as a small bar and kitchen, operating 24/7 in 1959. A dining room was then added and the menu expanded to one comprised of traditional Italian and…

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Bethlehem Loading Company, Estell Manor, Atlantic County, NJ

Bethlehem Loading Company, Estell Manor, Atlantic County, NJ

When the United States entered World War I in April of 1917, a demand arose to build highly explosive munitions at lightning speed. The U.S. government approved the creation of fourteen shell loading plants to supply the war effort, and six of them alone were to be built in New Jersey. Of these six plants, two were built in the middle of the Pine Barrens by Bethlehem Steel and the Atlantic…

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