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David Cochran

Apr 15, 20198 min read

17. The Corner Store – A Chronology

Print Post The old corner store has hosted a variety of businesses since the 1830s. People have lines of descent, genealogies, but it’s...

David Cochran

Apr 1, 20197 min read

16. When the KKK Came to Blawenburg

Print Post It was 1923. World War I, the war that was supposed to end all wars, was over; Prohibition was getting underway; and the 1920s...

David Cochran

Mar 25, 20191 min read

Blawenburg 1938

Print Post This is an aerial photo of the intersection in Blawenburg looking south. Great Road is at the top of the picture....

David Cochran

Mar 18, 20196 min read

15. Blawenburg Tavern

Print Post Blawenburg Tavern has been the Hartshorne home for 60 years. When it comes to success in real estate (and many other things in...

David Cochran

Mar 11, 20191 min read

Can You Identify These People?

Print Post This picture is from the corner store in Blawenburg in the 1950s or 60s when it was a general store. Do you know who these...

14. Whatever Happened at the Green Flash Boarding House?

David Cochran

Mar 4, 20196 min read

14. Whatever Happened at the Green Flash Boarding House?

Print Post The Green Flash Boarding House (also called the Green Flash Inn or just Green Flash) was a great source of discussion, rumor,...

David Cochran

Feb 25, 20191 min read

The Smooth Stones of Blawenburg

Print Post Note the smooth stones in the pillars that mark the entrance to Blawenburg Cemetery. Each day, hundreds of cars drive by the...

13. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Covenhoven/Stout Plantation

David Cochran

Feb 18, 20197 min read

13. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Covenhoven/Stout Plantation

From Covenhoven to Green Flash and Back Print Post Before they arrived in Blawenburg in 1753, the Covenhovens lived with many others of...

David Cochran

Feb 11, 20191 min read

From Sylvan Lake Back to Rock Brook

Print Post This section of Skillman Park on the northern border of Blawenburg used to contain Sylvan Lake, a man-made lake that served as...

David Cochran

Feb 4, 20196 min read

12. Swimming at Blawenburg Beach

Print Post This original oil painting of Van Zandt Pond was painted by Katy Seitz, a neighbor on Mountain View Road for many years. She...

David Cochran

Jan 28, 20191 min read

Preservation Award for the Smiths

Print Posts Rebecca and Steve Smith received an award from the Montgomery Township Landmarks Commission for their efforts to preserve...

11. The Day 8,000 Visitors Came to Blawenburg

David Cochran

Jan 21, 20195 min read

11. The Day 8,000 Visitors Came to Blawenburg

Print Post May 6, 1950 was a beautiful spring day. The sun rose at 5:53 am; the sky was clear; and the temperature was 65 degrees. It was...

David Cochran

Jan 14, 20191 min read

First Model T Cars in Blawenburg

Print Post Ford Model T While this Ford Model T was not actually owned by anyone in Blawenburg, it is representative of the 13 million...

10. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Nevius/Van Zandt Homestead, Part 3

David Cochran

Jan 7, 20195 min read

10. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Nevius/Van Zandt Homestead, Part 3

Print Post Model Farm with Modern Farmers fhis is the third blogf in the Original Houses of Blawenburg Series. In Part 1 (blog #6) we...

David Cochran

Dec 17, 20184 min read

9. The Iconic Windmill of Blawenburg

Print Post The windmill pictured is from the 1960s when Broad View Farm (Van Zandt farm) had an International Harvester dealership. Note...

David Cochran

Dec 10, 20181 min read

Farewell Blawenburg Cafe

Print Post The popular Blawenburg Cafe and Catering Company will close its doors on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Owners Rodney and...

8 Sinterklaas, A Dutch Tradition in Blawenburg

David Cochran

Dec 3, 20183 min read

8 Sinterklaas, A Dutch Tradition in Blawenburg

Print Post Sinterklaas appears before crowds in the Netherlands. Credit: Wikipedia In the third century AD, St. Nicholas, a bishop from...

David Cochran

Nov 26, 20181 min read

Uphill into Blawenburg

Print Post Blawenburg Hill looking south from Skillman Park Whether you are traveling north on Great Road or south on Route 601, it's all...

7. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Nevius/Van Zandt Homestead, Part 2

David Cochran

Nov 19, 20186 min read

7. The Original Houses of Blawenburg: The Nevius/Van Zandt Homestead, Part 2

Print Post How the Van Zandts Acquired the Nevius Farm This is the second blog in the Original Houses of Blawenburg Series. In Part 1 we...

David Cochran

Nov 12, 20182 min read

Blawenburg Cooling System (UPDATED)

Print Post In the days before electricity and refrigeration, keeping food for a long time was difficult. If you wanted milk in the...

David Cochran

Nov 5, 20185 min read

The First Farmstead in the Village

Print Post The Original Houses series of blogs will share information about each of the houses that were built in the first wave of...

David Cochran

Oct 29, 20181 min read

Van Zandt Farmstead 1939

Print Post This aerial shot of the Van Zandt farm, taken in 1939, reveals several features that you might not be aware of. The house on...

David Cochran

Oct 22, 20184 min read

5. What's in a Name?

Print Post Anyone who lives in Blawenburg will be quick to tell you where Blawenburg got its name. "Those guys," they might say. "The...

David Cochran

Oct 15, 20181 min read

Blawenburg's Old Ash Tree

Print Post This old ash tree has been around for about 250 years. Located in my front yard in East Blawenburg, its circumference is...

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