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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
State 10 climbs and descends a series of rounded hilltops until a sudden
cut in the downward slope at 24.1 m. reveals the wide expanse of the
Succasunna Plains, with the heights of Mt. Freedom (L) and the higher
hills to the west bounding the valley of the South Branch of the Raritan.
In the basin formed by the surrounding hills are deposits of decomposed
vegetable matter, not yet peat but of high value for enriching soil. The
and is dredged or pumped dry, then the product is harvested, dried, and
old as humus.
SUCCASUNNA, 25.3 miles (710 alt., 300 pop.), is an avenue of white
Colonial houses paralleling the highway, with their barns and backyards
along State 10. Elms shade fine dwellings that have been enlarged and remodeled from the simple homes of "Old Suckysunny." The name in
Lenape Indian language stands for black stone, or iron ore, which was
once abundant here, and led to the discovery and exploitation of the vast
magnetite and hematite deposits of the surrounding region.
At 26.9 miles State 10 forms a junction with US 46 (see Tour 7) in
LEDGEWOOD (740 alt., 350 pop.), where the post office is in a single-story frame grocery store. The village surrounds a traffic circle.
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