Ventures to Anomaly

Adventures Through the Historical, Curious, and Beautiful places in New Jersey

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These are just a few!

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Roosevelt Bust, Roosevelt, Monmouth County, NJ Roosevelt is a borough that was once called Jersey Homesteads, which was established in 1937. Jersey Homesteads was created as an experiment in giving workers cooperative ownership over farms and factories during the Great Depression.

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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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Dot and Brooks Evert Memorial Nature Trail, Ong's Hat Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ. This sign was too good to pass up and i also saw lots of cranberries and little bridges along the way. Cool little park! #Venturestoanomaly

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Manunka Chunk Tunnel, White Township, Warren County, NJ

The Manunka Chunk Tunnel is a 975 ft long double bore tunnel in an area called Manunka Chunk within White Township, Warren County,NJ. Built in 1862, it was once used as part of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad. A train station was opened there in 1899 and provided a junction for travelers from Newark, NJ and Philadelphia, PA to reach the Delaware Water Gap. The tunnel was used for…

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The Bus for Progress at a stop on its tour of NJ, telling our senators to protect the Pine Barrens! #Venturestoanomaly

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View of Philadelphia from the Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Palmyra, Burlington County, NJ #Venturestoanomaly

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Volendam Windmill, Holland Township, Hunterdon County, NJ This beautiful windmill was built in 1965 and was used to make flour. It became a museum, but was damaged during a storm in 2007 and the museum closed.

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The Blue Hole, Monroe Township, NJ

The Blue Hole, Monroe Township, NJ

Located in Monroe Township in Gloucester County, the Blue Hole is rumored to be bottomless hole that has claimed the lives of unlucky swimmers. This was quite a challenge for us, requiring more than one trip to actually find it. The first few attempts ended in us heading home disappointed with our shoes full of water, yet happy our car didn’t end up stuck in the middle of a sandy nightmare.

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Burlington County Prison Museum, Mount Holly, NJ

Burlington County Prison Museum, Mount Holly, NJ

Constructed in 1811 on High Street, Mount Holly, NJ, the Burlington County Prison was built by Robert Mills, the same architect who designed the Washington Monument.  It closed in 1965 and was the oldest prison in continuous use of 155 years. Today, this National Historic Monument is open as a museum with tours available and many special events, like the Prison Haunt in October or the Battle of…

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Ginormous FDR bust located in Roosevelt, Monmouth County, NJ. Roosevelt, originally called Jersey Homesteads, was established as part of the New Deal to provide work and fight poverty during the Great Depression.

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Manunka Chunk Tunnel, Knowlton or White Township? Warren County, NJ #Venturestoanomaly

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Stream gauge along the Delaware River at the Riegelsville Bridge, Pohatcong, Warren County, NJ

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Volendam Windmill, Adamic Road, Holland Township, Hunterdon County, NJ #Venturestoanomaly

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View of the Philly skyline from Neshaminy State Park, Bensalem, PA

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Clara Barton Schoolhouse, founded in 1852, was the first public school in New Jersey. Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ #Venturestoanomaly

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Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, memorialized at his home in Bordentown, NJ #Venturestoanomaly