The Somerset Hills
Author : Ludwig Schumacher
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Somerset County (N.J.)
ISBN :
Author : Ludwig Schumacher
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Somerset County (N.J.)
ISBN :
Author : Ludwig Schumacher
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 33,52 MB
Release : 2017-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780332628899
Excerpt from The Somerset Hills: Being a Brief Record of Significant Facts in the Early History, of the Hill Country of Somerset County New Jersey In the preparation of this little book, the usual sources have been consulted. These have been found in the collections of the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Historical Societies. To these have been added some oral traditions, now first put in form, and some materials culled from unpublished manuscripts. In brief, to use the words of the immortal creator of Don Quixote. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Schumacher Ludwig
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 2013-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781314766370
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : New Jersey Historical Society
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 26,38 MB
Release : 1906
Category : New Jersey
ISBN :
Author : New Jersey Historical Society
Publisher :
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 33,1 MB
Release : 1898
Category : New Jersey
ISBN :
Author : Gordon Thomas Ward
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 2008-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1625843666
Tour historic sites and buildings in New Jersey—and learn about the spirits that are said to haunt them. Includes photos! Ranging from the shadowed woods of the Somerset Hills to the dappled banks of the Delaware River, Ghosts of Central Jersey delivers a rich mix of factual history and the sound investigation of ghostly phenomena. This collection of reports on local legends and traditional stories informs, entertains, and takes you to places in New Jersey where the past is considered to be very much alive and entwined with the present.
Author : June O. Kennedy
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Bernards (N.J. : Township)
ISBN :
Author : John K. Turpin
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,40 MB
Release : 2004-09
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9780974950402
New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills chronicles the country estates that were built in the rolling countryside of Somerset and Morris counties in New Jersey. Volume I covers more than sixty houses that were constructed prior to World War I in Bernardsville, Mendham, Far Hills, Peapack-Gladstone and Bedminster.
Author : Abraham Messler
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Somerset County (N.J.)
ISBN :
Author : William A. Schleicher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 1997-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738564227
After the Civil War, a class of industrialists and financiers amassed great fortunes while building the infrastructure of an expanding nation. Much of this money and power was concentrated in New York City, which quickly became crowded and unsuitable for the building of large estates. Many wealthy businessmen began to look eagerly toward the pastoral beauty of New Jersey as a site for their luxurious homes. Modeling itself on the English aristocracy, this uniquely American plutocracy sought to establish country seats, requiring acreage on a grand scale but in close proximity to New York City. Men such as George Seney, president of the Metropolitan Bank of New York, began purchasing property in Somerset County in the early 1870s, and soon many others were purchasing land in the county from the local farmers. This fascinating new book introduces us to the landed gentry of the Somerset Hills, with over 200 images bringing to life these colorful families and their magnificent estates. We meet the great families themselves, from the Seneys, Drydens, Stevenses, Pfizers, and Roeblings, to the Forbes, as well as such famous individuals as Jackie Kennedy and King Hassan II of Morocco. We are shown around the great estates, and see the stone masons, wood carvers, and other artisans and tradesmen who created them.