Comments on: Church of New England http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/22/church-of-new-england/ Same old blog, brand new place Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Russell Nelson http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/22/church-of-new-england/comment-page-1/#comment-78537 Russell Nelson Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:56:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=899#comment-78537 Later, we switched to taking 46 and after that, I80 to Dover, and then NJ15 north past Picatinny Arsenal. I remember seeing the horrific washouts along the NYS&W railroad, which put them out of business after the '71 hurricane. Somewhere underneath that railroad was an old stone arch tunnel through which ran an abandoned road -- probably because it was too small to take modern-day vehicles. Teaneck in the late 1890's was Tea Neck: http://rutlandtrail.org/mapview.cgi?lat=40.8864307522&long=-74.0074820472&theme=Historic&dot=No The Picatinny Arsenal was the "U.S. Navy Powder Depot" -- and the modern topo map still shows the igloos. Later, we switched to taking 46 and after that, I80 to Dover, and then NJ15 north past Picatinny Arsenal. I remember seeing the horrific washouts along the NYS&W railroad, which put them out of business after the ‘71 hurricane. Somewhere underneath that railroad was an old stone arch tunnel through which ran an abandoned road — probably because it was too small to take modern-day vehicles.

Teaneck in the late 1890’s was Tea Neck:
http://rutlandtrail.org/mapview.cgi?lat=40.8864307522&long=-74.0074820472&theme=Historic&dot=No
The Picatinny Arsenal was the “U.S. Navy Powder Depot” — and the modern topo map still shows the igloos.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/22/church-of-new-england/comment-page-1/#comment-78478 Doc Searls Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:43:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=899#comment-78478 Russ, 206 was a great road, at least up in Sussex County. And most of the towns you mention are part of my early life. My sister and daughter were born in Teaneck, I lived between there and Fair Lawn, and I drove ice cream trucks in the summer through many of the other towns you mention. Hit a deer once on Route 23 in Stockholm, driving from Hackensack to Franklin to my job as a morning news guy at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSUS_(FM)" rel="nofollow">WSUS</a>. Worked for newspapers reporting on everything from Wayne and Pompton Lakes to Greenwood Lake. Bringing back memories, dude. Russ, 206 was a great road, at least up in Sussex County. And most of the towns you mention are part of my early life. My sister and daughter were born in Teaneck, I lived between there and Fair Lawn, and I drove ice cream trucks in the summer through many of the other towns you mention. Hit a deer once on Route 23 in Stockholm, driving from Hackensack to Franklin to my job as a morning news guy at WSUS. Worked for newspapers reporting on everything from Wayne and Pompton Lakes to Greenwood Lake.

Bringing back memories, dude.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/22/church-of-new-england/comment-page-1/#comment-78430 Doc Searls Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:29:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=899#comment-78430 My father had a Delaware River fishing buddy, name of Rosenkranz. The guy's family owned a big farm on the Delaware that had been in the family since 1600-something. They were not happy about being evicted from the property. Especially when the dam was never built after all. My father had a Delaware River fishing buddy, name of Rosenkranz. The guy’s family owned a big farm on the Delaware that had been in the family since 1600-something. They were not happy about being evicted from the property. Especially when the dam was never built after all.

]]> By: Russell Nelson http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/22/church-of-new-england/comment-page-1/#comment-78428 Russell Nelson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:18:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=899#comment-78428 Oh, and I remember the Tock's Island Damn Project. There was much grumpiness about it. Oh, and I remember the Tock’s Island Damn Project. There was much grumpiness about it.

]]> By: Russell Nelson http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/22/church-of-new-england/comment-page-1/#comment-78427 Russell Nelson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:16:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=899#comment-78427 Our family had a summer home in Shohola, PA, and we used to drive through Sussex County to get to Milford, PA. I remember Teaneck, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, Pompton Lakes, Butler, Stockholm, Beaver Lake, Franklin, Lafayette, Branchville, Culvers Lake, Hainesville, and we'd cross over to Milford at Montague. We called the section of 206 "The Whees" because if you took each of the little hills at speed, you could say "Wheee!" at the top of each one. My parents used to drop me and my road bike off on a Saturday morning, farther and farther back, and I'd bicycle the remainder of the way. I think the farthest they ever dropped me off was Culvers Lake. It was only 25 miles. That seemed like a lot when I was in high school. Now I'll ride that far after dinner. Our family had a summer home in Shohola, PA, and we used to drive through Sussex County to get to Milford, PA. I remember Teaneck, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, Pompton Lakes, Butler, Stockholm, Beaver Lake, Franklin, Lafayette, Branchville, Culvers Lake, Hainesville, and we’d cross over to Milford at Montague. We called the section of 206 “The Whees” because if you took each of the little hills at speed, you could say “Wheee!” at the top of each one.

My parents used to drop me and my road bike off on a Saturday morning, farther and farther back, and I’d bicycle the remainder of the way. I think the farthest they ever dropped me off was Culvers Lake. It was only 25 miles. That seemed like a lot when I was in high school. Now I’ll ride that far after dinner.

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