Brigantine, New Jersey, has a maritime history marked by shipwrecks and maritime disasters. The barrier island sits on notorious offshore shoals responsible for over 300 vessel wrecks across two centuries, including significant 19th-century tragedies. 13th Street occupies the prime beachfront district of South Brigantine.
The 629 Grove Street warehouse was constructed between 1929 and 1930 as a modern reinforced concrete freight terminal and dry storage facility for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. The eight-story structure spans a full city block (approximately 1.5 million square feet) and features 23 freight elevators and 22 loading docks for rail operations.
Aero-Haven Airport was established in the mid-1950s on Kettlerun Road in the Marlton-Evesham area of Burlington County, New Jersey. Built around 1954-1956 by aviation enthusiasts including Bill Kennedy and associates, the airport was dedicated in 1961 with a 2,800-foot paved runway. It operated throughout the 1960s before closure and sale in 1967, and was finally abandoned by the mid-1970s.
Berry's Chapel originated as a Methodist house of worship built by John Berry in the Civil War era, serving an African-American community in the New Jersey pine woods. The chapel was abandoned in 1923 following the establishment of a replacement church, Haven M.E. Church, on Route 49. The original structure burned down, leaving only the cemetery as a remnant of the historic African-American settlement.
Branch Brook Park was formally established in 1895 as the first county park opened for public use in the United States, created by the Essex County Parks Commission. Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park, visited Newark and recommended the site. The park opened on approximately 60 acres of former Civil War Army training ground, with construction beginning in 1896. Today it remains Newark's largest park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Camden County Technical Schools, Gloucester Township Campus, was established in 1969 as the second vocational and technical high school in the county, expanding educational access to the eastern, more rural portions of Camden County. The sprawling 170-acre campus located in Sicklerville serves high school and adult students throughout Camden County.