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Reminiscences Of Old Gloucester, Or, Incidents In The History Of The Counties Of Gloucester, Atlantic And Camden, New Jersey

Reminiscences Of Old Gloucester, Or, Incidents In The History Of The Counties Of Gloucester, Atlantic And Camden, New Jersey

Mickle, Isaac

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Civil War Period (1850-1877)General ParentingGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354502660
ISBN13: 9789354502668
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.22 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Before the motorways and resorts, South Jersey was a web of farms, ferries, meeting houses, and hard-won neighbourhoods. Names, places, and lives return. In Reminiscences Of Old Gloucester, Isaac Mickle gathers historical memoirs and anecdotes from Gloucester County New Jersey and its later offshoots, Atlantic and Camden, capturing the texture of a region often overlooked. From riverside landings to courthouse corridors, Mickle records how choices became history, and how memory survives in place-names. Part county history reference, part personal record, these pages trace early American settlements, shifting boundaries, and the historical incidents and events that shaped towns and families across 19th century New Jersey. Mickle writes with the eye of someone who knew the ground: community life in 1800s, local disputes, civic customs, and the steady work of building schools, roads, churches, and courts. For readers of new jersey local history, it is an illuminating window on the Mid Atlantic; for genealogy and family research, it offers context and leads that bring surnames off the page. As one of the enduring mid atlantic county histories, it also speaks to local history collectors seeking a complete county history collection with genuine period voice. Dip in for incidents, or read straight through for a layered portrait of three counties and their people, from Quaker roots to post-Revolution growth. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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