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2004 Ten Most Endangered Historic Sites in NJ

St. Johns Episcopal Church

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UPDATES: 07/2010 Update: Three years ago the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to landmark the church, and the Jersey City Planning Board unanimously upheld the HPC's ruling, but it has stalled before City Council. The Jersey City Episcopal Community Development ... » Learn More about St. Johns Episcopal Church

South Camden Historic District

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DESCRIPTION: The South Camden Historic District is the only important residential neighborhood in the entire section of Camden south of Atlantic Avenue and west of I-676. The city calls the area "Waterfront South.” The historic district, which is centered on the intersection of South Broadway ... » Learn More about South Camden Historic District

Roosevelt Stadium

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UPDATES: The State House Commission in June 2004 approved an application requesting the removal of statutory Green Acres restrictions, paving the way for Union City to demolish the Stadium. DESCRIPTION: Built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937, the Art Deco style Roosevelt ... » Learn More about Roosevelt Stadium

McMyler Coal Dumper

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DESCRIPTION: This enormous device was built in 1917. It is located at the former eastern terminus of the Reading Railroad, on the Arthur Kill. The last of eight that once graced the New York metropolitan area, the apparatus lifted into the air coal filled hopper cars weighing up to forty-five tons. ... » Learn More about McMyler Coal Dumper

Indian Head Site

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DESCRIPTION: Indian Head is a large, prehistoric archaeological site located on a wooded bluff twenty-five feet above the west bank of the Maurice River. It covers nearly seventy acres in space and 10,000 years in time. Archaeologists have unearthed evidence here for every cultural type found in ... » Learn More about Indian Head Site

Imlaystown Historic District

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UPDATES: 07/2010 Update: The district has been included in the Upper Freehold Farmland Byways project, which is currently in the federal approval stage. Unfortunately, not much else has changed about the district since its nomination. The situation remains static as the governing body is ... » Learn More about Imlaystown Historic District

Glimmer Glass Bridge

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UPDATES: 01/2018: In August, 2014, an overweight truck was driven onto the bridge which caused the deck and substructure to be damaged.  The bridge was closed to traffic for 8 months while repairs were made.  The work, which involved about 30% of the bridge, was done in accordance with the ... » Learn More about Glimmer Glass Bridge

Franklin Hospital

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UPDATES: Despite efforts by local advocates, the Franklin Hospital was demolished in April 2005. DESCRIPTION: Franklin Hospital, the first hospital in Sussex County, was built in 1908 to treat injured miners employed by the New Jersey Zinc Co. Before its construction, they required an arduous ... » Learn More about Franklin Hospital