South Jersey

Maine was incorporated into Massachusetts in 1691. After New York was claimed for the English, the land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers was given to two men, Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley, and was named Jersey. In 1676, it was divided into East and West Jersey, with Berkeley taking the West. The Society of Friends, or The Quakers (no one could know Christ without ‘quaking and trembling”) was the most controversial of the religious break offs post the English Civil War. The…

Delaware is a state located in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania. The word “Delaware” comes from the name given the river (Delaware River) in honor of Lord De La Warr, the first governor of colonial Virginia. Delaware is the second smallest and the sixth least populous, but the sixth most densely populated of the 50 United States. Delaware is referred to as the “First…

Although Camden, New Jersey has a substandard reputation regarding high crime and few financial assets, surprisingly, there are several means of transportation in and out of the city. In terms of the main access routes in and out of Camden, NJ, the primary roads are county route (Rte) 30, state Rte 168, state Rte 676, Federal St (county Rte 537), Broadway St (county rte 551), Atlantic Ave (county), River Rd (county), Ferry Ave (county Rte 603), and State St (county rte 601) (City of Camden…

luggage, boarded on the plane from SAN to JFK Airport. What i experienced during my month in New York City is something so extraordinary, that will not soon be erased from my memory. I commuted to Columbia every morning from a friend’s house in New Jersey. I was scheduled to take the lightrail to Exchange Place, Exchange Place to the Path to New York, 1…

services in market transaction. In the first few decades of the nineteenth century, the transportation system was limited. The great rivers west of the Appalachians could not connect with the western famers to eastern markets since they flowed north to south. The roads were poor, expensive to maintain and horse-drawn wagons had limited capacity. So how were the farmers supposed to turn a profit from their cash crops if they couldn’t transport them to eastern markets. The major forces that helped…

colonies. The position of each colony in the pictured snake relates to the geographical position of the colonies along the American coast, with the snakes tail pointing south and the head pointing north. The colonies, from the bottom up to the top represent: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England (New England denoted the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire). Even though there were four “New…

I have fished locations from New England to as far south as the Florida Keys. My best spot for salt water fishing is Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. Atlantic Highlands is a small town located approximately 10 miles south of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. It is easily accessed by taking the Garden State Parkway and then Rte 36. The fishing area consists of not only a fleet of party boats but also several…

extra money he got he spent on supplies to help the wounded soldiers and sent money to his mother and his baseless brother. Sometimes fellow writers sent purses of money from both in the states and in England. Later, Whitman settled in Camden, New Jersey in the early 1870s to visit his dying mother at his brother’s house. But then Whitman took a big downfall when he suffered a stroke. In addition, Whitman could never go back to Washington D.C. so he stayed at his brother’s house until 1882…

Had you ever herd the Jersey Devil or seen the creature do you believe it’s real or fake? Well what I think it is real this is a story of this creature or you could called it a monster tale, monster tale is something to scare the kids away from going to the woods. The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature or a cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of the Southern New Jersey, In United States. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many different variations…

and also made up the labor force in the Southern Colonies. The Carolina’s were founding when King Charles the II regain the throne in Britain. The southern portion of Carolina was founded first, and the cultivation of rice here became profitable. South Carolina also gets the first major importation of slaves. As for the northern portion of Carolina was founded by displaced former indentured servants from the Chesapeake. Georgia, on the other hand, was created for individuals who owed a debt to…