Pine Barrens Ghost Towns

What a great day for a country living fair at Batsto! Crisp October weather, fluffy white clouds against a beautiful blue sky. They tell me on a bad day the fair draws 40,000, I have no crowd estimates, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. From steam engines to quilts, from glassblowers to weavers, there […]

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Restoration work is nearing completion on the Batsto Mansion, but not without its controversy. The mansion dates to 1784(with later additions by Joseph Wharton), and serves as a focal point of the historic village. Word is the State park Service is planning to vacate its current offices and take over about one third of the […]

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Now that the series of iron making in the pines is complete, I wanted to share this BBC animation I found recently. It’s actually quite fun. You can build the furnace, and then click the start button and watch it add the iron ore, charcoal (coke) and the entire process.  Oh, here’s the Link :  BBC […]

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