Lost Towns of the Pine Barrens

Although there was the threat of the first Nor’easter of 2007, the weather was chilly but clear at Historic Batsto Village. It provided for a nice walk thru the village to the worker’s homes.
The standard displays wereopen. but the real treat was the volunteers dressed in Victorian costume with the homes decorated for an […]

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Volunteers at Batsto are planning an 1890’s Victorian Christmas celebration set for December 15th. It’s free and they are encouraging visitors to bring their Holiday greeting cards and have them processed at the oldest operating post office in New Jersey.
Batsto Village was a bog iron and glassmaking center from 1766 to 1867. There are […]

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