New Jersey Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past

Description

Explores settlements and towns that have been deserted, transformed into tourist attractions, or have less than 200 residents and are mere shadows of their former selves History of each site and what remains today Covers the entire state, from the iron ore towns that once stood in the north to the remnants of glassmaking villages in the south Includes America's first Indian reservation in the eighteenth century and utopian communities, such as Fellowship Farm, Raritan Bay Union, and North American Phalanx

Patricia A. Martinelli lives in southern New Jersey and is the administrator of the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society.