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| Image courtesy of Tom Glover |
Admit it: there’s an astonishing army of curious, creative,
investigative, and above all, generous
history lovers out there who are researching, curating, and sharing a wealth of
information out there. Mercer175 will be sharing the discoveries and research
of many of those “amateur” (in the TRUE sense of the word: amateur = “lover of”)
regional historians as the year goes on.
One of the best known in this area has to be Tom Glover, well-known
columnist, Hamilton township (and environs!) historian, prolific blogger and a
member of the Mercer175. Tom has thousands of regular fans who faithfully check
out his Hamilton Scrapbook blog where he posts historic photos, old newspaper
articles, ads and other fascinating tidbits related to Mercer County history –
including this great map of “Strawberry Hill” – the Kuser family estate on top
of Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township. Although the map isn’t dated, it has
a lot of fascinating “clues” – including the location of Charles Lindbergh’s
home. The Lindberghs escaped to England by 1936 following the kidnapping and
death of their oldest child, and the sensational trial that followed. But that’s
for another post!
For more information about “Strawberry Hill”, you can start with the
articles in The Furrow (the newsletter by the Friends of Howell Living History
Farm), and the Baldpate Mountain page on the new Mercer County Parks Commission website. There’s also an interesting “outsider’s”
write up on the park and the surrounding area on the NJ Skylands website.
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