Stanhope, NJ History of Waterloo Village Waterloo Village holds a unique place in history as the only location where visitors can walk through a small village set along the Morris Canal. This canal is globally recognized for its innovative use of inclined planes to move heavy coal and cargo boats over the hills of the Highlands Region, lifting and lowering them out of the water. Spanning over 100 miles from Phillipsburg to Jersey City, the canal overcame an impressive elevati

Nanticoke, PA Tucked away amid the woods of Nanticoke, PA is Concrete City- a ghost town made up of 20, 2-story duplex homes, made...

Hibernia, New Jersey Hibernia, New Jersey, has a long mining history that dates all the way back to the 18th century ⛏️ Mining operations...

West Milford, New Jersey Did you know that there was once a zoo and safari theme park in West Milford, New Jersey? The Jungle Habitat was...

Lambertville, New Jersey While biking along the Delaware River in Lambertville, New Jersey, I came across this abandoned train car 🚊👻 I...

Columbia, New Jersey Standing on top of the Paulinskill Viaduct, you can't help but feel awestruck 😮 Built by the Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad, this massive 1.3-mile-long railroad bridge sits 115 feet above the Paulinskill River. It has 7 arches that span 1,100 feet. Paulinskill was part of the Lackawanna Cut-Off, a project that replaced an older route with a straighter, flatter route through the mountains of northwestern New Jersey. When the viaduct was complete

Manchester Township, NJ Nestled deep within the New Jersey Pine Barrens lies the ruins of an abandoned terracotta brick factory. The Brooksbrae Brick factory was constructed in 1903 by William J. Kelly for $10,000. The factory was designed to produce thousands of bricks per day, and it was one of the most advanced facilities in the region. However, Kelly died in 1908 before the factory could reach its full potential. Unfortunately, Kelly’s will was complicated, and it took se