Sunday, August 29, 2021

Morris Frank and Buddy Statue, Morristown (Morris County)


A life size and lifelike painted bronze statue of a man and his dog stand near the Morristown Green in Morristown. The man is Morris Frank, co-founder and first Vice President of The Seeing Eye, the oldest existing guide dog school in the world that is located in Morristown; the dog is Buddy, a German Shepherd and the first guide dog for the blind in the United States. 

Thursday, August 5, 2021

The Spot Where WWI Ended, Raritan (Somerset County)


Only a few feet walk from the Burger King near the Somerset Circle in Raritan is a small stone plaque between 2 rock columns which marks the place where WWI officially ended in the United States on July 2, 1921. Though the conflict was over in 1918, the U.S. Senate voted against ratifying the Treaty of Versailles and joining the League of Nations in 1919 and 1920. This meant the country remained enemies with Germany until the Knox-Porter Resolution was offered as an alternative to the treaty. With the president's signature, the resolution would officially end America's involvement with the Great War. But President Warren G. Harding wasn't in Washington to sign the papers; he was staying with longtime friend, Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen of New Jersey. The papers were delivered to the Raritan country club, where Harding took a break from his game of golf to sign the resolution

Cliff Dale Manor Ruins, Alpine (Bergen County)


The Cliff Dale Manor was built as a summer home by a wealthy businessman named George Zabriskie. The property was then purchased in 1930 by J.D. Rockefeller, Jr. who donated the property two years later after the Palisades commission decided to return the skyline to its natural terrain.

 

Old Barrack Museum, Trenton (Mercer County)


The Old Barracks Museum, also known as Old Barracks, is a historic building located in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. It is the only remaining colonial barracks in the state and is now used as a history museum

 

Sunday, August 1, 2021

The Fairy Trail, Millburn (Essex County)


Intricate little fairy houses, made mostly of natural materials, line a stretch of trail in the South Mountain Reservation in Millburn. These birdhouse-like creations feature tiny chairs made of acorns, ladders made of twigs, beds made of moss, and roofs made of tree bark. Walkers can expect to find them tucked within the tangle of trees along the trail's edge.