Historical Books and Articles
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Books
Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum,includes Mammals of New Jersey by Witmer Stone (p 37) and The King Crab (horseshoe crab) Fisheries in Delaware Bay by Fowler (p 111.) 1907.
Annual Report of the State Geologist, 1869. An interesting account of Whitall Tatum Glass Factory.
Biography of the Oyster, Scribners Magazine, by Edward Wilson. July-December, 1891.
“The Burcham Farm at Millville, New Jersey, by Patrica Bovers Ball. A large pdf; can be viewed in browser but due to size, should be downloaded with a right-click “Save as.”
Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey, by Thomas F. Gordon. 1834.
Geology of New Jersey, volume 2, by Geological Survey of New Jersey. 1868.
Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865: Political and War Time Reminiscenses, by Isaac T. Nichols. 1907.
An Historic Theme Study of the New Jersey Heritage Trail Route: Southern New Jersey and the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem Counties. National Park Service. Off-site link, opens in a new window.
Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey: A General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., by Barber, John Warner, and Henry Howell.. 1844.
History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey, by Lucius Q.C. Elmer. 1869.
Home Studies in Nature, by Mary Treat. 1885.
Life Areas of Southern New Jersey, by Witmer Stone. 1908.
From Marsh to Farm: The Landscape Transformation of Coastal New Jersey. National Park Service. Off-site link, opens in a new window.
New Jersey: A Guide to its Present and Past, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Jersey. 1939.
Plants of Southern New Jersey, with Especial Reference to the Flora of the Pine Barrens, by Witmer Stone. 1910.
Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton: Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner, by Daniel Drayton. 1855.
Resorts & Recreation: An Historic Theme Study of the New Jersey Heritage Trail Route. National Park Service. Off-site link, opens in a new window.
Other Resources
Cumberland County Old Names and Places
Dead Post Offices of Cumberland County
River Reach Resources