tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post7305744671121700266..comments2024-01-19T05:24:12.179-05:00Comments on History—Now and Then: “And Wait to Watch the Water Clear, I May”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post-5353178110662969402013-03-13T09:08:19.059-04:002013-03-13T09:08:19.059-04:00I would like to read about the old Barracks in Bur...I would like to read about the old Barracks in Burlington, particularly the line of ownership of the property (who owned the property before it was made into a barracks, and who owned it after it ceased that function and until it was bought for St. Paul Church.) Also where on the site it stood (is there an outline of the barracks that would show how big it was/where it stood in what is now the graveyard?), and if anything of the original barracks still exists in the building there now (the Knights of Columbus Hall).<br />Thank you! The Water Works story was fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post-13911205141875851502013-03-08T10:54:37.331-05:002013-03-08T10:54:37.331-05:00Excellent story ! THanks ! Excellent story ! THanks ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post-32324260714614907952011-08-16T09:51:13.309-04:002011-08-16T09:51:13.309-04:00Tom:
The stories of your ancestors never cease to...Tom:<br /><br />The stories of your ancestors never cease to fascinate me. Here is yet another great one!<br /><br />JerseymanJerseymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969274790456424479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post-7077892233545360972011-08-16T09:50:33.411-04:002011-08-16T09:50:33.411-04:00Dave:
Some communities listened to Vermeule, but ...Dave:<br /><br />Some communities listened to Vermeule, but Burlington remained true to its Quaker roots and the council thought the exhorbitant expenditures to drill and pump wells to be folly.Jerseymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969274790456424479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post-36620473793207148712011-08-15T22:38:33.752-04:002011-08-15T22:38:33.752-04:00My g-great grandfather, Clayton Major, use to run ...My g-great grandfather, Clayton Major, use to run the pumps at the "Old Sluce". He and his family lived over the pump house.<br /><br />Nice piece, thanks for posting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779291837523434339.post-82717650284909216222011-07-31T19:51:30.554-04:002011-07-31T19:51:30.554-04:00C. C. Vermeule, existential hero (creator of the a...C. C. Vermeule, existential hero (creator of the awesome topo maps, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/vermeulemaps.htm). So, nobody ever listened to him on the water supply issue?Dave Larssonnoreply@blogger.com