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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 30 passes through farm country that in the early part of the 20th
century was planted with peach and apple orchards. So important was the
peach crop then that the Lehigh Valley R.R. ran special "peach trains"
between this area and the markets. When blight destroyed the fruit trees
other kinds of crops were planted. The orchards are now reappearing.
At 17.2 miles is the junction with US 22 (see Tour 2).
The GOBEL ESTATE, 18.2 m., is one of the largest farms in New Jersey.
A tiny granite chapel and mausoleum in Gothic style is visible about a
mile off the road (L). In the tomb is the body of the skinless-frankfurter
tycoon.
For miles along the road are rolling pasture lands, woods, and planted
fields, extending to the semicircular ridge of the Sourland Mts, to the
southeast. Patches have been torn from the tree-covered sides of the Musconetcongs (R) and Cushetunks (L) to make room for expanding farm
lands. Perched on the hills, breaking the even rows of crops, are tiny
graveyards. Many farms in this area have modern outhouses built according to specifications of the State Health Department by the WPA privy
project. Labor in constructing the sanitary pits was free, the property
owner paying only for materials.
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