The New Jersey History Podcast

I was doing some research on a song after hearing it on the radio, and it brought me to a surprising fact about New Jersey. We often think of famous people who were born in New Jersey, and who lived here, but do we think of people who came here for various reasons and died in New Jersey? Join me in this short episode as we briefly discuss factors that drew/draw people to New Jersey and the interesting people who died while living in our great state.

For further information, check out the following:

https://www.ranker.com/list/notable-people-who-died-in-new-jersey/reference

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I am also on Instagram, at newjerseyhistorypodcast

This is just a teaser episode, but I wanted to try out my new audio equipment whilst recording in public, so I can do some "on the scene" stuff. Tune in for an episode on people who died in New Jersey- it's a macabre topic, death, but it is inevitable. The proper episode will include some information on push-pull factors (look that up if you don't know the definition), and some details about our great state.

This episode takes us to Rancocas Woods, which is an hour and a half southwest of New York City, one hour west of the NJ Shore, and 30 minutes east of Philly. 

Like much of New Jersey, the Rancocas Woods area experienced growth during the mid-20th Century. Rancocas Woods is an unincorporated settlement in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. The first houses in Rancocas Woods were erected in the 1930s, but the surrounding area grew up along the Mount Holly-Beverly Turnpike. As far back as 1703, a log cabin-style Quaker meeting house was built in the settlement. 

Our story begins in 1972, but its origins are found in the Winter of 1777. 19-year-old John Dobson of Virginia was a courier for the Continental Army, delivering messages to General George Washington.

Reference article: https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/21/archives/new-jersey-weekly-the-states-bicentennial-ghost-fades-from-sight.html

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In this episode, we wrap up Big Red Eye but will revisit him at some point. But what do you know about the global “little people” legends? Why do so many civilizations have similar tales about creatures similar to humans, but smaller? These civilizations never came in contact with one another, so why does this seem universal in the Western Hemisphere?

Remember The New Jersy History Channel YouTube Channel has moved to @mrkbhistorynj

Revisit my episode with my former student, Josh, where we discuss the importance of studying history-  https://youtu.be/xe3yumfzy94

Sources:

https://theweeklyrambler.com/mysterious-new-jersey-infamous-jersey-devil-wood-dwarves-and-red-eyed-bigfoot/

https://mostuselessblogintheworld.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/monster-week-wemategunis/

I was contacted by The Friends of the Schedler Neighborhood in Ridgewood, New Jersey. There is an historic site in their town that faces the fate of being turned into a sports field. The group reached out and asked if I’d consider spreading this news, and they provided some history on the property in question. Please listen, do further research, and reach out to the group if you can offer them support via their petition, which is linked below:

https://schedlerpark.com/

This week will see the return of “This Week in New Jersey History,” and Big Red Eye will return, and he’ll bring some of his “little” friends in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

In this episode, we travel to Sussex County, to introduce ourselves to Big Red Eye, NJ’s Bigfoot. Please check out the following before episode 42: 

https://weirdnj.com/stories/big-red-eye/ 

https://www.nj.com/news/2011/08/as_bigfoot_sasquatch_or_njs_bi.html

 https://youtube.com/@shadowofredeye

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Thumbnail credit: Weird NJ

Care for a game of red light/green light? How about blue light? Listen up to learn what the heck I’m talking about.

Here’s a follow-up to Lucy Thee Elephant, in which I dig a bit deeper as requested by a few listeners. Enjoy! Special thanks to my mom, Dorothy, her friend, Maryanne, Leslie, and Jason from Freehold.

The pachyderm of the Shore, Lucy the Elephant. After listening to the episode, check out the videos on my YouTube channel.

Please visit Revolutionarynj.org for information on the 250th birthday of the United States.

https://lucytheelephant.org/

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2162

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g46600-d518065-Reviews-Lucy_the_Elephant-Margate_City_New_Jersey.html

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