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The female WASP ferry flyers are the renown now...(Im not sure if, and what payment they got. military and veteran status they got first in the 70ties) But of course, most ferry flyers were male, organized by the Army. Wasp wasnt allowed to do long transports over open waters, though. Fun fact; the british ATA was more liberal (inlucing equal payment), and they HAD a group of female aviators flying over North Atlantic, including some american women among them. - they called themselves for group 99 or club 99.

Sorry, but I still can't get past all the vandalism at the brick factory. 20 years ago there was ZERO graffiti there. I have pictures to prove it.

The location (latitude and longitude) of the bridge in photograph at time stamp 2:56 is 39.6605629, -74.844702. You can see all the track in the photograph on Google Maps. The Reading main line track on the bridge used to go straight through to Hammonton and Atlantic City before being removed in the early 1930's. The Reading tower was located roughly at 39.662160, -74.84679.

My grandmom lives here

I was born in Burlington County New Jersey

I remember the State Fair being in Flemington at that time

Man you really tape into some memories. Great job!

You asked for it so here I go. My great uncle ,George Swain, was superintendent of the fairgroungs. He and my Aunt Mable lived on Nottingham Way. Naomi Rice , the mother of my classmate Frank was Hamid's secretary. She got me my first job working the consetions in the grand stands. That was the end of the 50's till 1965. Great money for a kid. When I hook up with the french fry guy I was in the chips. Let's not forget the Shrine Circus, and along with the Trenton 200 were also money makers. My uncle was a township cop ( Raymond Sellnow), on Fair Day school would let out for a half day. My cousin Richard and I would do the fair in style. First stop would be the "Little Police Station." My uncle always got the fair duty. So we would pickup an unlimited cash of tickets.Rides, sideshows, and any thing you needed a ticket was ours. I guess the last fair I attended was the fall of 1966. There was a bad fight where a guy got slashed pretty badly. I never went again. Thanks for this great video,

Did they sing Stormy Weather?

I’m 65 now 😢😢

Yes in the early 70s we raced at pleasantville New Jersey 😢

Please look it up

Forgotten speedway in pitman New Jersey 😢

Forgotten speedway in paulsboro New Jersey 😢😢😢

Please make a video

It was in the pitman book 😢

Please look up the train explosion in pitman New Jersey it was long ago 😢😢😢

I think they did it but beat it o while ,we black people got beat and torture by white people for years things still bad for black people any though black people is black people worse enemy !!!

Very interesting! I recently learned that John Hampton was my 8-greats grandfather. I enjoyed seeing the places associated with his life. Thank you for making the video!

Two-legs Wyvern Yet again.

Thank you so much for this content. You get an A+! ❤👍🏽

Ya we moved to Florida in 1996 , to watch are grandkids grow up,,however i remember visiting fort mott in pennsville several years before we moved,,a good day spent at the site,,just drifting back in history!!!🎗🎗⚓⚓🏛

You forgot Iceland and Greenland for fuel.

Did they go into why he did it???

Every once in a while i like to come back to this video and i love it so much. my grandfather actually did do a lot of things for this town and funfact founded the Roebling Firesquad and plenty of other things as well!

Nice vid. I so like that Roebling made the 3"wire rope that was used on the inclined planes for the Morris Canal. The Morris Canal is a marvelous example of ingenuity.

Do not purchase a home in NJ....Everything is expensive in NJ!!!

Some big names raced that track. I could hear the cars whipping around the track and the announcer from my house. Also some big name bands played the fair. Alman brothers, Aerosmith…..and the Joe perry project to name a few

....The jury got it wrong. [The accused were wealthy, influential residents who bought off witnesses.]

Stumbled on this place a few years back, didn't know about the history of this place till I came across this video. Went out there today to take some pictures, but everything's gone now. Seems like it's an active railway again.

Beautiful

This killer was a relative of my mother. Clarence bill was her brother Rosa Lee hill’s uncle, who was also not a nice man either Crazy.

i didnt know you lived in the area, anyway i am joe and i still live in my childhood home and when i was a kid i worked the slide at the fair when it came in town . I party so many times on the track back in the late 70's early 80's and when they tore it down it broke my heart something awful, I seen so many concerts there to .

Thank you for highlighting Rockingham State Historic Site! Your attention to getting the facts straight is also MUCH appreciated (a lot of misinformation out there). We will be looking much better after a 6-month renovation and will be reopen for tours later in the summer. All are welcome to come and see!

How can someone/me be able to go to the island?

I still like NJ even though I couldn't afford to live there after a brief stay in Chatham (1975). I also like Morristown and that would be my 1st choice to explore more of its surrounding beauty one day. ✌️

We live in New Paltz since 2004...love it here!

Grew up about a mile from the track and would climb trees at old turn 3 the turn 4 when the dogleg was added. Wasn’t a big Fair fan as it was junky and could get rough for a kid. Loved the racing sounds and smells. Knowing it was the preview for Indy was always a point of pride. Sigh. Time marches on.

I can remember swimming in them Lakes

Wonderful quick tour on NJ treasures. 👍 I got to visit the Washington Headquarter in Morristown while I was living temporarily in Chatham. I still like Morristown to these days for its beautiful old charm. 🕊️

I love the local history I have lived in Cumberland county for almost twenty years.

bill bradley from denville n.j.

you fotgot mike tyson in basking ridge n.j.

Thank you for doing this. I'm from Burlington Township - born & raised. I was always curious about the island growing up. I mean, we've heard so many rumors it was hard to believe what was true. This is wonderful. Thanks for documenting my hometown's history.

I wounder if there is a mod of this track for any of the racing sims on pc like Asseto Corsa, Rfactor, or Automobolista

Shame that lake killed history

UH...TOMS RIVER...

You make no mention of the major Modified races that took place there.

I grew up in the 1940s, about one mile from the fairgrounds. Also, I can remember towards the end of WWII when they trained soldiers there. Plus, the inside of the track was our swimming hole. I was born in 1934 and my memories only covered the dirt track days. One standout was a big barn fire, and us kids were allowed to gape at the dead horses. Before I went in the service, I had Joey Chitwood's autograph, but sadly my grandmother in a fit of cleaning, through it out. Before I close there was a monument going up to the fairground dedicated to a famous trotter, Goldsmith Maid. Thanks for the memories.

Remember it good growing up near there and watching the time trials on Saturday the bands could hear them from my front yard lot of people would watch the races on the roof of their house every year we would get out of school early there would give us a ticket to the fare let's bring that good stuff back 😀