Book Description
Reprint of a 1957 pub. by the ¿Mount Holly Herald¿ which assembles much of the early history and traditions of the town from its beginning until the close of the 19th cent., a period of more than 200 years. Many of the author¿s ancestors have lived in the neighborhood of Mount Holly for nearly 300 years. His sources include Dr. Read¿s ¿Annals of Mount Holly¿; newspaper articles and unpub. manuscripts by Joseph Cowgill; records in the Burlington Co. Clerk¿s and Surrogates¿ offices and the Sec. of State¿s office at Trenton, NJ; Woodward and Hegeman¿s ¿History of Burlington and Mercer Counties¿; the 1893 anniversary ed. of the ¿Mirror¿; DeCou¿s ¿The Historic Rancocas¿; records compiled by Judge William Slaughter; and local newspapers. Photos.