The Black Horse Pike
Title | The Black Horse Pike PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Maser |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738556789 |
The Black Horse Pike, like many roads in southern New Jersey, developed along a route forged by the Leni-Lenape, and its path remains virtually unchanged today. The pike follows the contours of Timber Creek, with towns established at landings and not the usual crossroads, making it unique. Lumber and charcoal were loaded onto flatboats and floated up the creek to market. Churches and stores soon joined the mills and taverns clustered along the banks. Over time, trains replaced flatboats, but no mode of transportation could compete with cars and trucks for flexibility and convenience. Progress rapidly established the many towns along the Black Horse Pike, and it just as quickly dimmed their future. While the high-speed roads that bypass the Black Horse Pike towns may have quashed their commercial futures, generations of citizens have worked tirelessly to preserve the essence of these historic towns.
Black Horse Pike
Title | Black Horse Pike PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Maser |
Publisher | Arcadia Library Editions |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2008-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781531636319 |
The Black Horse Pike, like many roads in southern New Jersey, developed along a route forged by the Leni-Lenape, and its path remains virtually unchanged today. The pike follows the contours of Timber Creek, with towns established at landings and not the usual crossroads, making it unique. Lumber and charcoal were loaded onto flatboats and floated up the creek to market. Churches and stores soon joined the mills and taverns clustered along the banks. Over time, trains replaced flatboats, but no mode of transportation could compete with cars and trucks for flexibility and convenience. Progress rapidly established the many towns along the Black Horse Pike, and it just as quickly dimmed their future. While the high-speed roads that bypass the Black Horse Pike towns may have quashed their commercial futures, generations of citizens have worked tirelessly to preserve the essence of these historic towns.
Black Horse Pike
Title | Black Horse Pike PDF eBook |
Author | Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 53 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Highway planning |
ISBN |
Black Horse Pike (US 322), East of Piney Hollow Road, Monroe Township, Glouester County
Title | Black Horse Pike (US 322), East of Piney Hollow Road, Monroe Township, Glouester County PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Traffic surveys |
ISBN |
Murder on the Black Horse Pike
Title | Murder on the Black Horse Pike PDF eBook |
Author | Harris Dulany |
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Pages | |
Release | 1909-09-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780061092381 |
The White Horse Pike
Title | The White Horse Pike PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Maser |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738539102 |
The White Horse Pike may not be America's most famous road, but it is one of the most storied. Originally a migratory footpath of the Leni-Lenape, this timeless 60-mile route from the Delaware to the Atlantic has been followed by everyone from Walt Whitman to the Jersey Devil. It has served as a stagecoach highway, a toll road, and a pattern for railroads. The White Horse Pike depicts the heyday of this still popular city-to-shore road, the most direct route from Camden to Atlantic City.
Bank & Thrift Branch Office Data Book
Title | Bank & Thrift Branch Office Data Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 690 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Bank accounts |
ISBN |