All across NJ there are historic black cemeteries, Many in poor condition
Archive for the ‘Mouments & Memorials’ Category
8 Apr
The first execution in NJ
The marker at this location commemorates the first hanging in NJ history. I assume they mean official hanging….Located on the appropriately named Gallows Hill Rd, it is unlikely to be seen unless looked for specifically.
8 Apr
Fisherman Memorial
Located right next to the Cape May Coast Guard is this memorial to fisherman lost at sea. Its got a list of all the fisherman lost in the area since … well since they started keeping track. Its most prominent feature is the statue of the wife with the kids looking out to sea.
2 Apr
St Andrew’s Ukraine cemetery
St Andrews Ulraine Cemetery is located in S Bound Brook right on the Raritan river. The ornate church the church was erected as a monument to those Ukrainians who died in the quest for liberty and national independence for their homeland – and especially to the 7 million victims of Stalin’s planned annihilation of the [...]
25 Mar
The Beach of Dreams
I’m not sure but this appears to be a memorial to a local fisherman who passed away. The memorial includes all manner of boating equipment including a row boat that’s split in half.
25 Mar
The HMS Martin
The HMS Martin blockaded the Delaware River in the War of 1812 and was eventually grounded, destroyed and burnt. It’s remains were exposed during a hurricane in 1954, and locals had the remains moved to a nearby spot where it could be preserved. !–LOCATION:N38 56.179 W74 57.721 –>
25 Mar
The Sindia Shipwreck
The Sindia was a 4 masted sailing ship which ran aground on the beach of Ocean City after 4 days of rough weather had beat the ship and its crew down. The steel hulled ship was pushed hard into the sand, cracking the hull and filling the ship with water and sand. 100 years later [...]
24 Mar
Virgin Mary stump update
A $200M redevelopment project is slated to go up across he street from the Virgin Mary stump in Passaic and folks are wondering if Mary has to go. Councilman Jon Soto said a religious altar should not be allowed to remain on public property. “Although the shrine is sacred to some, it’s on public property [...]
24 Mar
Virgin Mary Tree Stump
In Passaic, near the corner of Hope & Madison right as it goes under Route 21, drug users frequently would gather and shoot up behind the bushes. Local residents, fed up with the drug user going on out in the open, decided to clear the brush to take away the privacy it afforded the drug [...]
22 Mar
Hamilton Death Rock
Alexander Hamilton & Aaron burr were enemies political and personally. In 1791, Burr took a Senate seat from Philip Schuyler, Hamilton’s powerful father-in-law. Schuyler was a powerful ally for him as secretary of the Treasury. Burr ran for the governor of New York in 1804 as an independent. Hamilton helped to convince New York Federalists [...]
