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Took a trip thru wharton today and figured I would share some pics. We were mainly looking for the Paper Mill.
We started at atson ranger station and headed toward basto. We came upon this old foundation off of washington turnpike.
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On our quest for the paper mill we saw this fire an extinguished it...smokey would be proud.
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We coudnt find the mill but we did find this cranberry pumping station very neat.
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Whoops wrong turn:shock:BAD!!! USAF bombing and gun range
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We the headed over to bear swap hill where in 1971 a supersonic jet traveling at 1300mph struck a fire tower while buzzing the trees. The wreck slid thru the swamp for about 1/4 of a mile.
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We decided to look once more for the mill and found it.
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Frosty
02-15-2009, 10:45 PM
Cool pics, I love seeing stuff like that.
NJ Torque
02-15-2009, 10:53 PM
any weird storys about this one?
any weird storys about this one?
Huh???:?:
Cool pics, I love seeing stuff like that.
I have tons more Ill post more up if you guys want
madness410
02-15-2009, 10:58 PM
I have tons more Ill post more up if you guys want
yeah man why not. they are very interesting. how did you find out about these places? weird new jersey?
yeah man why not. they are very interesting. how did you find out about these places? weird new jersey?
Internet searches, and some of my friends. Some stuff we just stumble upon while were out there. More pics tomorrow.
Heres a link to a friends site he has alot of pics of stuff that out there. The brick factory was very interesting.
http://docsrealm.com/recenttrips.html
NJSPEEDER
02-15-2009, 11:02 PM
Very cool pics
NJ Torque
02-15-2009, 11:08 PM
I mean, any info on the old mill or anything... like wierd nj history/lore?
maroman88
02-15-2009, 11:20 PM
awesome.... i love this stuff too
69BirdX
02-15-2009, 11:50 PM
I want to go looks like fun
bad64chevelle
02-16-2009, 09:18 AM
Next time you go to those places, let me know, I would really like to see them for myself. Nice pictures.
I mean, any info on the old mill or anything... like wierd nj history/lore?
I dont know too much of the history. Bear swamp hilll was destryoed in 71 when a super sonic jet struck the fire tower at 1300 mph and slid 1/4of a mile thru the swapt taking out 900 trees along the way the wreck was left in the woods and that langing gear is all that is left now but is slowly sinking into the swamp. The mill I have no idea. The cranberry pump was used to pump cranberries up from the bog. The old foundation was a tavern. Wharton state forest was purchased by Mr. Wharton because it has natural springs and he wanted to pump the water ti Philly so I could be sold, but he was not permitted to do so, so he donated the land to the state.
ar0ck
02-16-2009, 09:56 AM
Pretty cool stuff, I remember seeing a bunch of foundations for buildings when we we're in that area wheeling. I'd love to do some exploring there someday!
Basto Villiage Pics
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ar0ck
02-16-2009, 10:07 AM
What kind of glass are you using on your Rebel?
Jersey_TA
02-16-2009, 10:18 AM
Very nice pics man
What kind of glass are you using on your Rebel?
I have a 75mm-300mm lense and 18-55mm lenes.
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I like the way this one looks
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Crazy tree like 4 growing out of one.
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Mill
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Latrine at bear swamp hill
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Fire tower site
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How we got to the landing gear
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FBODS4EVER
02-16-2009, 11:18 AM
???? no jersey devil pics??? nah j/k nice pics. looked like a nice outing
Scrat's_Camaro
02-16-2009, 12:24 PM
I have tons more Ill post more up if you guys want
yeah me and my parents went and found the mill when we went trailin awhile back it was definetly cool as hell. where is that plane wreckage at?! Do you know the coordinates to get there? my dad would be excited as hell to see that.
Tru2Chevy
02-16-2009, 04:34 PM
Nice pics.
Do you have coordinates or general directions for any of these?
- Justin
My friend has all the coordinates but people generally wolnt share them out of fear that they will fall into the wrong hands and then no one will be able to enjoy these places because of vandals. Some of the stuff is already fenced in and the brick factory is littered w/ paint ball stuff.
Teds89IROC
02-16-2009, 08:36 PM
awesome pics! I love seeing this stuff as well
FIcamaroRE92
02-16-2009, 10:13 PM
Dude, id love to go there one day, thats is sick.
what kind of camera were you using?
Dude, id love to go there one day, thats is sick.
what kind of camera were you using?
Cannon reble eos XTi
Heres another that I liked, thought I posted it already but didnt.
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Knipps
02-16-2009, 11:15 PM
Cannon reble eos XTi
Heres another that I liked, thought I posted it already but didnt.
Post #18 but it's worth a second look ;)
madness410
02-16-2009, 11:24 PM
My friend has all the coordinates but people generally wolnt share them out of fear that they will fall into the wrong hands and then no one will be able to enjoy these places because of vandals. Some of the stuff is already fenced in and the brick factory is littered w/ paint ball stuff.
thats very understandable...many people are out to destroy stuff like this. i think its pretty amazing. devils tree is a prime example, its a really cool tree with a history and people go there and try to chop it down and vandalize it..beer cans everywhere..sucks..
NJ Torque
02-16-2009, 11:28 PM
i got a spot here in central... willing to trade locations :D
off the maps... but still a fun time.
69BirdX
02-16-2009, 11:28 PM
Yea im suprirsed some idiot hasnt tried stealing the landing gear for scrap. lets hope it stays where its at. that place looks cool
madness410
02-17-2009, 01:14 AM
Yea im suprirsed some idiot hasnt tried stealing the landing gear for scrap. lets hope it stays where its at. that place looks cool
hey..thats not a bad idea......
jk of course lol
Blacdout96
02-17-2009, 07:53 AM
I want to go check out that landing gear. I love doing **** like this. Im amazed at how fresh the hydraulics still look after sitting out there for over 35 years. Do you happen to know what kind of jet was making that run?
Edit: found some info:
http://www.njpinebarrens.com/pine-barrens-legends/the-bear-swamp-hill-airplane-crash
Yea im suprirsed some idiot hasnt tried stealing the landing gear for scrap. lets hope it stays where its at. that place looks cool I'm sure ppl have tried but u didn't see the brush we alked thru or how far into the woods we went and that thing was very heavy took 3 of us to pick one end up
Scrat's_Camaro
02-17-2009, 04:07 PM
i like how the iron builds up on the ground to make it orange in the water.
Scrat's_Camaro
02-17-2009, 04:08 PM
thats very understandable...many people are out to destroy stuff like this. i think its pretty amazing. devils tree is a prime example, its a really cool tree with a history and people go there and try to chop it down and vandalize it..beer cans everywhere..sucks..
yeah i hate when people do that **** aswell, pisses me off and my parents when we go trailin and see that ****.
I was talking to one of the guys I go with who has alot of coordinates for some neat stuff ut there. He said there was an abandoned boy scout camp there that they just up and left in the late 30's he said they had left everything, apparently it was hard to find and when he did eventually stumble upon the coordinates from someone the government had bulldozed the place because of vandals.
r0nin89
02-17-2009, 04:45 PM
Wow I never knew there were actually different things to go checkout out there. Looks pretty cool.
What GPS program are you using on your laptop?
My buddy Adam has DeLorme on his lap-top
69BirdX
02-17-2009, 06:34 PM
There use to be an old military base built in the cold war but the recently got rid of it all.
FIcamaroRE92
02-17-2009, 09:03 PM
i got a spot here in central... willing to trade locations :D
off the maps... but still a fun time.
x2 there are couple places around here that few know exist
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