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86 The Blawenburg Bypass
Print When I moved to Blawenburg 50 years ago (January 3, 1973), it was still a rural community with some 150-year-old houses and working...
David Cochran
Jan 16, 20237 min read
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85 A New Home for the Lost Windmill
Print Post The lost has been found. The disassembled has been reconstructed. This tale has its roots in Blawenburg on the old Nevius/Van...
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Dec 15, 20225 min read
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84 First Responders
Print Post When an emergency occurs today, we are fortunate to be able to call 911 and have help arrive within a matter of minutes. But...
David Cochran
Nov 15, 20229 min read
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83 Farewell to an Old Friend
Print Post The Blawenburg ash stood like a silent sentry along Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike for over a century and a half. She survived...
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Oct 17, 20225 min read
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82 A Day to Remember - 9/11/01
Print Post Tuesday, September 11, 2001 is one of those days we shall never forget. Most people can tell you where they were when they...
David Cochran
Sep 9, 20224 min read
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81 Mystery at the Old Tavern
Print Post Pete Lewis, one of our blog subscribers, contacted me recently to report that he lived in the Griggs house, aka, Blawenburg...
David Cochran
Aug 15, 20226 min read
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80 The Voorhees House
Print Every building in Blawenburg has stories to tell. The Voorhees House, built in 1870, was the last of the original houses built in...
David Cochran
Jul 18, 20225 min read
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79 A Glimpse of the State Village
In 2021, I posted a four-part blog series on the State Village for Epileptics. Founded in 1898, the village served residents with a...
David Cochran
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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78 The Frog War and M&S Demise
Print Post Railroads were a growing industry in the 19th century, and Blawenburg was served by the 25-mile Mercer & Somerset Railroad...
David Cochran
May 16, 20227 min read
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77 The Bats of Blawenburg
Print Not all Tales of Blawenburg are about the early history of the village. This blog was inspired by a recent visit by a bat to my...
David Cochran
Apr 19, 20226 min read
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76 The Famous Preachers of Blawenburg
Print Post A new church in a small village with several famous preachers… how did they end up preaching in Blawenburg? Blawenburg was a...
David Cochran
Mar 15, 20225 min read
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75 The Wandering Blaws
By Edwin Olen ‘Ted’ Blew Print Have you ever wondered what happened to the Blaws, whose family name graces the historic village of...
David Cochran
Feb 17, 202212 min read
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74 When Ansel Adams Came to the Village
In this blog, we note a visit by Ansel Adams to the village of Blawenburg and the picture he took while he was here. Download/print Ansel...
David Cochran
Jan 17, 20224 min read
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73 The Other Blawenburg Village
Print Post Do you know that there is another Blawenburg Village? Some might call it the other Blawenburg Village, while others may call...
David Cochran
Dec 17, 20215 min read
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72 The Old Parsonage
Print Post In the previous blog, we told the story of the ghosts in the old church parsonage, including some tales and a firsthand...
David Cochran
Nov 18, 20214 min read
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71 The Ghosts in the Old Parsonage
Print Post In this blog, we share the story of the ghost of Gracie Talmage, who along with other apparitions, is said to have roamed the...
David Cochran
Oct 25, 20216 min read
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70 Eagle Scout Project Brings New Life to Cemetery Entrance
Print Post When Montgomery Township Scout Troop 46 was formed in 1933, it was called Blawenburg Troop 46, and it was sponsored, as it is...
David Cochran
Oct 4, 20215 min read
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69 Blaw's Mill
Print Post Many of our life experiences occur by happenstance. Circumstances can lead us to random places where unpredicted things...
David Cochran
Sep 13, 20216 min read
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68 In Memory of Brood X
Print Post This blog about cicadas may seem like it’s reporting old news. After all, aren’t those cicadas gone for the next 17 years?...
David Cochran
Aug 16, 20213 min read
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67 How Not to Put Out a Fire
Print Post I believe that many of the life's surprising experiences are foreshadowed, but they seem novel to us because we aren't...
David Cochran
Jul 23, 20217 min read
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66 Katharine A. Van Zandt Blawenburg Poet and Teacher
Print Post Katharine A. Van Zandt (1873-1944) was a published poet and teacher with a playful spirit who grew up in Blawenburg. She was...
David Cochran
Jun 23, 20216 min read
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65 The State Village, Part 4
An Outside View Print Post This is the final blog in a series about the NJ State Village for Epileptics, which later became NJ...
David Cochran
Jun 3, 20219 min read
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64 The State Village - Part 3
Growing Up at NJNPI Print Post In previous blogs in this series, we explored the founding of the New Jersey State Village for Epileptics...
David Cochran
May 18, 202111 min read
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63 The State Village - Part 2
Dr. Dan Pullen Remembers the State Village Print Post In Part 1 of this four-blog series, we shared the story of how the State Village...
David Cochran
May 3, 20217 min read
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