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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
HEWITT, 15.5 miles. (420 alt., 216 pop.), appears as a white frame
Roman Catholic church (L), a small white school (R) and a store (R).
The store, which also houses the post office, is the village's justification. It
is a one-and-a-half-story white plaster structure with two wings and brown
shutters, and it dates back to 1764. A sign outside advertises it as "Ye
Olde Country Store;" the name is a misnomer. The old section of the
building is the left wing, now in service as a wayside restaurant but never
used in winter because of the lack of heat. The store and post office occupy
the right wing, built no more than a decade ago. There is a more leisurely
atmosphere here than in the other company store at Ringwood. Hill people drop by for their provender or for an occasional "bucket of light" –
gallon of kerosene – and discussion can range from the Supreme Court to
the time George Van Tassel had his car cut off in a brawl over at Monksville.
Two ruined CONCRETE WALLS rise on each side of the road at 15.9 m.
They are abutments of the old bridge of an abandoned Erie R.R. spur to
Sterling Forest (see below). Interspersed with the shacks in the forest are
old, solidly built stone houses; blue overalls hang from the clotheslines
of both types of dwelling.
At 17.5 miles. is the junction (R) with a hard-surfaced road.
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