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NEW JERSEY
A Guide To Its Present And Past
American Guide Series
Originally published in 1939
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2002
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
The State At A Glance
Railroads:
Steamship Lines: Traffic Regulations: State Police Substations: Accommodations:
Liquor Laws: Climate and Equipment: Poisonous Reptiles and Plants: Information: Recreational Areas:
General Rules: Fishing: Prohibited: Hunting: License: Open Seasons (dates inclusive):
Possession Limits: Prohibited: Yachting and Boating: Golf: Tennis: Other Games and Sports: Winter Sports:
Pennsylvania (Pennsy) ; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
(Lackawanna) ; Central Railroad of New Jersey (Jersey Central) ; Erie;
Lehigh Valley; West Shore; Baltimore and Ohio (B & 0); and Reading
serve important points. Hudson and Manhattan R.R. (the Tubes) between Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, and New York.
Bus Lines: Interstate: Greyhound, Public Service, Pan-American, Martz,
Safeway Trailways, Golden Arrow, Champlain, Edwards, De Camp, Garden State, Jersey Central-Reading Transportation, and others. Intrastate:
Public Service and many small independent lines connecting principal
towns and cities.
Jersey City: Dollar Line, "Round the World"; American Export, to Mediterranean ports; American- Scantic Lines, to Scandinavia, Poland, Russia; Moormack, to South America. Hoboken: Gdynia-American, to Poland, Denmark, West Indies, Bermuda; Holland-America,
to Europe, Cuba, Mexico; Cosulich, to Mediterranean and Adriatic ports;
Red Star, to Belgium; Lamport and Holt, to South America.
Airlines: Newark: terminal of Transcontinental & Western Air, United
Airlines, Eastern Airlines, and American Airlines. Camden: airport for
Philadelphia, terminal of United Airlines (western route), Transcontinental & Western Air, Eastern Airlines, and American Airlines.
Highways: Ten Federal highways, including US 1 from Canada to Miami
and US 30 from Atlantic City to Astoria, Ore. All State and U. S. routes
patrolled by State police. Gasoline tax 4¢
Speed Limits: 40 m.p.h. on open highway, 15 approaching intersections; 20 in residential and business districts; unless
posted otherwise, 15 in town and city districts not controlled by lights or
traffic officers; io in all school or other restricted districts. General Rules
of the Road: Driver approaching intersection from right has right-of-way.
No turn may be made at a red light, unless indicated by a green arrow or sign. Vehicles must stop at least 10 ft. in rear of streetcars stopped for receiving or discharging passengers except at established safety zone. Trol-
ley cars may be passed on R. only, except on one-way streets. Vehicles
operating on roads with clearly marked lanes must keep R., using center
lanes for passing only. No passing at intersections, on hills, curves, or
other places where view is obstructed for minimum of 500 ft. Ambulances,
fire engines, and police cars have right-of-way at all times. Two braking
systems, each operating on two wheels, required. Headlights and taillights
must be lit from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. Nonresident may operate car without permit within the State for period reciprocally agreed upon by State of residence and New Jersey. Motorist involved in accident must wait until police appear, and report to
them; or report to State police. Telephone operator will give direct connection. Trailers subject to restriction by local ordinances. Prohibited:
Parking on paved portion of highway or on any part of road unless a
r5-ft. passage is left for other vehicles, with view of 200 ft. each way.
Parking within 25 ft. of intersection, or within 50 ft. of stop sign, or
within 10 ft. of fire hydrant.
Absecon Newton
Berlin Penn's Neck
Cape May Court House Pompton Lakes
Columbus Port Norris
Farmingdale Scotch Plains
Flemington Somerville
Hightstown Teaneck
Keyport Toms River
Malaga Washington
Mantua Woodbridge
Milltown Woodstown
Netcong
Good hotels in larger cities. Many fine hotels at coast
and lake resorts, open in season. Tourist homes, small hotels, and dining
accommodations in nearly all towns.
Hours and days of sale and other regulations fixed by cities
and towns. Package goods sold in saloons, grocery stores, drug stores, delicatessens, and similar places.
Topcoats or wraps should supplement summer
wardrobe at seashore, mountain, and lake resorts. Otherwise, seasonable
wardrobe will suffice. Occasional fogs in spring and fall along the shore
and lowlands. Moderate snowfall usually, but main highways are always
kept open.
Rattlesnakes and copperheads, while not
common, are found in the northern mountains and in the pinelands of the
south and central areas. Poison ivy and poison sumac are common.
The State department of conservation and development,
Trenton, N. J., provides leaflets and other information on State parks and
forests. Excellent maps are sold by the department at nominal prices
(write for list) ; of especial value are the atlas sheets, 27 by 37 in., covering the State with 37 maps on a scale of 1 m. to the in. (50¢ each). Bureaus of information on New Jersey travel and vacation resorts are maintained by the Newark Evening News and Newark Sunday Call.
New Jersey has 120 miles of ocean front along the
Atlantic Coast and, behind it, many inlets and bays with ideal conditions
for yachting and fishing. There are more than 4o beaches, patrolled by
lifeguards. In most of the larger resorts the beach front is controlled by
the municipality, private individuals, clubs, or hotels. Free bathing is permitted in some of the less populous sections. The northern lake region
includes nearly 10o bodies of water in the woodlands and hills of Morris, Sussex, Passaic, and Warren Counties, with large summer colonies. In
addition to Palisades Interstate Park, 1,700 acres held jointly with New
York, the State maintains the following 14 parks: Ringwood Manor,
Hacklebarney, Voorhees, Swartswood, Washington Crossing, Washington
Rock, Parvin, Mount Laurel, Musconetcong, Cranberry, Hopatcong, High
Point, Stephens and Cheesequake. There are eight forests operated by the
State and most of the State parks and forests have free facilities for picnics; lakes for bathing and boating; well-stocked streams for fishing, subject to State laws; trails for hiking and horseback riding. Parvin and
Swartswood offer free supervised swimming. The Appalachian Trail,
Maine to Georgia, runs for 2 miles along the Kittatinny Ridge from
Delaware Water Gap to High Point Park, the highest section of the State.
Various counties have extensive park systems. The South Mountain and
Eagle Rock Reservations in Essex County enclose 2,500 acres of natural
forest, bridle paths, trails, camp sites, picnic grounds, and drives. The
most important Federal reservation is Morristown National Historical
Park. Many municipalities have recreational centers and playgrounds with
wading and swimming pools and other recreational facilities for adults
and children.
Written permit required for fires in a State reservation.
Many fireplaces are provided. Smokers should use extreme care; causing a
fire in any forest reserve is a misdemeanor. State laws provide penalties
for cutting, injury, or removal of trees, shrubs, plants, or flowers by any
person without the consent of the owner of the property.
Practically every species of salt-water fish natural to temperate
waters of North America is found in the coastal waters. All the larger
seashore resorts maintain fishing piers, and powerboats for deep-sea fishing. Surf casting, free on most beaches, is practiced at many spots. Among
the choice trout streams are the Musconetcong, Pequest, and South Branch
of the Raritan, in the northern section, and Wading River in the southern
section. In addition large-mouthed and small-mouthed bass, pickerel,
perch, and sunfish are plentiful throughout river and lake waters. The
State distributes annually 130,000,000 fish from the Hackettstown hatchery
and maintains five public fishing and hunting grounds. License: Resident
fishing, $2.10; nonresident, $5.50. Resident hunting and fishing, $3.10;
nonresident, $10.50. Note: Hunting and fishing laws are changed frequently; tourists are advised to obtain up-to-date information. Licenses are
issued by the State fish and game commission, Trenton, N. J., through
agents including city and county clerks and other local officials.
Fishing Laws: Game fish are defined as bass, trout, pike, perch, and
pickerel. Open Seasons (dates inclusive): Broad, brown, rainbow trout,
and salmon, Apr. 15-July 15 and Sept 1-30; bass and crappie, June 15-
Nov. 30, except from Delaware River. Pike, pickerel and pike-perch, May
2o-Nov. 30 and Jan. 1-20, except from Delaware River. From Delaware
River and Bay tributaries: bass, crappie, pike-perch, pickerel, pike, and
trout, June 15-Dec. 1. From Delaware River and tributaries between
Trenton Falls and Birch Creek; bass, crappie, pike-perch, pickerel, pike,
June 15-Dec. 1; trout, Apr. 15-July 31. Daily Limit: Trout and salmon,
10 (trout 7 in.) ; black and Oswego bass, 20 in all (9 in.) ; rock bass, 20;
calico bass and crappie, 20 in all (6 in.). Pike, pickerel, and pike-perch,
no daily limit from open water; 10 when fishing through ice (14 in.) ; 10
from Delaware River (12 in.). Trout, 10 (6 in.), from Delaware River,
Bay and tributaries.
Sale or purchase of black or Oswego bass, except for propagating; sale of pike-perch, pike or pickerel caught through the ice; fishing
for trout, bass, pike-perch, pike, or pickerel after 9 p.m.
Deer, the largest game in the State, are found chiefly in the
State forests set aside for their conservation, but many roam the mountains
of the northern counties and the pine forests of the southern plain. The
State game farms breed and release yearly about 70,000 head of small
game, including rabbits, quail, and partridge. The coastal salt marshes
and inlets abound in waterfowl. The northern lakes, rivers, and mountains attract quail, partridge, pheasants, etc. There is some fox hunting in
Somerset and Morris Counties, and raccoon hunting with trained dogs in
the country southwest of New Brunswick.
Same fee as fishing (see above).
Quail, rabbit, gray hare, black or fox
squirrel, male English or ringneck pheasant, ruffed grouse, prairie chicken,
wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, Nov. 10 -- Dec. 15. Geese, ducks, coot
(crow ducks), and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe, Nov. 26-Dec. 25; sora,
clapper, and king rail (marsh hen or mudhen), other rails and gallinules
(except coot), Sept. I-Nov. 30. Woodcock, Oct. 15-Nov. 14. Skunk,
mink, muskrat, otter (may only be trapped), Nov. 15-Mar. 15. (No
open season on wood, ruddy, bufflehead, canvasback, or redhead duck,
brant, snow goose, Ross's goose, or swan.) Special State license required
for woodcock. Deer (only those having horns at least 3 in. long), Dec.
r7-Dec. 21. Raccoon, Nov. 1 -- Dec. 31, excepting deer season. Daily Bag
Limits: 10 quail, 6 rabbits, 6 gray squirrels, 3 ruffed grouse, 2 male pheasants (30 in season), 3 Hungarian partridge; ducks (except wood, ruddy,
canvasback, redhead and bufflehead), total of 10 of all kinds; geese (except snow goose, Ross's goose, and brant), total of 4 of all kinds; 15
Coot, 15 Wilson's snipe or jacksnipe.
One day's bag: sora, 25; other rails and gallinules (except sora and coot), total of 15 of all kinds; woodcock, 4 ; deer, one buck
a year ($100 penalty for exceeding limit) ; raccoon, no daily limit, but 15
during season.
Use of any snare, snood, net, trap, or any device for catching
or trapping game birds or game animals; shooting at any game bird or
game animal from power boat, airplane, hydroplane, or automobile; use
of ferrets or poisons.
Inlets and bays along the coast are lined with summer yacht clubs. Important events yearly on Navesink, Shrewsbury, and
Toms Rivers, Absecon and Barnegat Bays. For motorboats, National
Sweepstakes Regatta yearly at Red Bank on the Navesink, others on the
Passaic. Speedboat races every summer at Hopatcong and other northern
lakes, and on Raritan, Manasquan, and other rivers and bays. Canoeing on
many rivers and lakes.
There are more than 100 golf courses in the State owned by private, semiprivate, and public clubs. The best known course is Baltusrol, at
Springfield, scene of many major tournaments.
Many municipalities provide public tennis courts, and county
parks have increased tennis facilities in recent years. The Seabright Lawn
Tennis Cricket Club and the Orange Lawn Tennis Club hold annual championship matches.
Important intercollegiate football matches are
held at Princeton and Rutgers. Other colleges, and high schools and private preparatory schools have scheduled games; Newark, Paterson, and
Trenton have professional teams. Baseball is played informally on sand-lots all over the State. Most high schools and colleges have teams, and
Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton have professional teams. Outdoor polo
is played at Rumson and Burnt Mills. There is bicycle racing at Nutley;
automobile racing at Woodbridge; boxing and wrestling in Newark, Jersey City, and many other centers.
An Erie R.R. snow train runs to High Point Park, where
there are miles of ski trails and a recently completed ski jump. There are
other ski jumps in county parks, closer to urban centers. All natural lakes
and those in parks are used for ice skating. Tobogganing and snowshoeing are popular in many State and county parks. The North Branch of
Shrewsbury River at Red, Bank has been an iceboating center for 50 years.
Lakewood, Morristown, and Atlantic City have ice carnivals, and Elizabeth has dog-sled races. Indoor sports include polo at Newark, East
Orange, Westfield, Red Bank, and Trenton; ice hockey in the new municipal stadium at Atlantic City; track meets and basketball in armories
and halls throughout the State.
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