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Great Jersey history - in a small town of Millington, New Jersey - the Garden State Fireworks company will be lighting up the skies in Washington, DC, for 250 as well as other cities all over America - take a look at the history of this iconic family business.

Millington's Garden State Fireworks Lighting America's Nights Since 1890 - Mr. Local History Project Nestled between the Passaic River and the Great Swamp, this family company offers a pastoral, family-friendly atmosphere with a strong sense of local history. And if you want fireworks, like the REAL DEAL fireworks, we introduce you to the Garden State Fireworks Company.

If we were a judge at the Galloway and Crane Car Show today, these would win.

Spotted yesterday in Sandy Hook Bay: the magnificent Portuguese Navy tall ship NRP Sagres sailing New Jersey waters as part of the America 250 celebrations. Originally launched in 1937 and now serving as Portugal’s premier sail training vessel, Sagres is one of the world’s most beautiful tall ships. Not every day you see nearly 300 feet of maritime history cruising past the Jersey Shore!

AMERICA 250 Moment:
Put your politics aside - one is beautiful - and the other two are Jersey shameful. Why, New Jersey, did you not prepare? You knew 250 was coming - really, NJ, our stewards should be embarrassed and ashamed.

Sunday Morning coffee and a little Jersey History - We travel to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a place often overlooked but what a great Jersey story. Great waterfront, tons of history, and the only remaining royal governor estate left in America - And while our host city is Basking Ridge, YES there are strong ties to this area and a man named Alexander aka Lord Stirling.

Read More - and tell us a story or memory if you have one
https://mrlocalhistory.org/perth-amboy-history/

AMERICA 250 Moment:

There are historians who stated Betsy Ross was actually buried in Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church cemetery - and it's in writing over 100 years ago - and we show you their research.

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Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New Jersey? - Mr. Local History Project In the Philadelphia North American newspaper, on June 21, 1902, the headlines read: “Betsy Ross Supposed Grave to be Remarked”; “Under the Oak Shown Here Lies the Supposed Body of Betsy Ross.”

A Bedminster local celebrating America 250 - the "hard" way. :)

We love it when others get into the history of Jersey Diners - Well done! One of our favorites - their pancakes are awesome!

The Spinning Wheel Diner opened on Route 22 East between Lebanon and Whitehouse in the fall of 1965. It's had a few different owners and some MAJOR renovations over the years—the postcard below from the early 1970s looks nothing like the diner today. The first owners moved the diner from Hillsborough, where it is said to have been in business for about a year in 1964/65. Was this Park's Colonial Diner? Do you remember it? Where was it located in Hillsborough?