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Pine Barrens Fire of 1936
In the Pine Barrens in 1936, a fire raged for more than 4 days and spread over more than 20,000 acres

The Legacy of Hezekiah Bradley Smith
Our tale begins in the fall of 1865, in the run-down village of Shrevesville, in Burlington County.

The Powhatan Renape Indians
The Powhatan are a branch of the Algonquin speaking Indians that populated the northeastern part of the United States at the time of colonization and are the signatories of the oldest treaty written in America by England dating back to 1646. Now they reside on preserved land in South Jersey...

The `Park-In` Movie Theatre
Did you know that "drive in movies" got their start right here in our area? As the story goes, Richard Hollingshead's mother was a large woman. So large, that she couldn't fit comfortably into movie theatre seats. She said it would be great if she could watch movies from her car...

Glassboro: A History
In the heart of Gloucester County is a little town known as Glassboro, receiving its name for no other reason than glass was manufactured there. Glassboro was established as "Glass Works in the Woods" in 1779 by Soloman Stanger. The sand in the area proved prefect to create glass, and the oak trees in the area were able to fuel the production. Glassboro's proximity to Philadelphia also made it an ideal location to be the heart of the Glass Industry in South Jersey and to allow the Glass Works to become a leader in the production of glass.