. Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England . Over New Jersey. 19 The man or woman who can walk will find a pilgrimage toUnion in the valley to the south no bad journey for a summerafternoon. Leave this trolley car at Maplewood. It is twomiles to this old settlement that during the Revolution was knownas Connecticut Farms. The story told here is of the old churchthat is still standing and its fighting parson, James the British approached, Parson Caldwell was in the frontranks. The wadding for the ch
. Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England . Over New Jersey. 19 The man or woman who can walk will find a pilgrimage toUnion in the valley to the south no bad journey for a summerafternoon. Leave this trolley car at Maplewood. It is twomiles to this old settlement that during the Revolution was knownas Connecticut Farms. The story told here is of the old churchthat is still standing and its fighting parson, James the British approached, Parson Caldwell was in the frontranks. The wadding for the charges gave out, and the dominiehurried into the church. He returned loaded down with hymnbooks. Give em Watts, boys, give em Watts! he called, andhe tore the hymn book leaves into shreds that the muskets mightbe loaded. Close at hand is a tavern Washington is said to have stoppedat, the Old Meeker Inn. South Movmtain Reservation can also be entered by way of Wyoming, the town just beyond Maplewood, but the climb is too steep EAGLE ROCK, NEAR WEST ORANGE, N. J. 20 Trolley Exploring. ROUTE 3. To South Orange West Orange,Maplewood, connecting with line to Moun-tain Station and West Orange. A ride of 5 miles through pleasant residential sections of New-ark and Orange (fare 5 cents from Broad and Market streets),passing through Vailsbxirg. Between Sovith Orange andVailsburg is the famous Seton Hall. At Sovith Orange, aconnecting route skirts the mountain side at the end of the valleyin a wonderfully fine run of 4 miles to Movir\tairv Station,Highland Avenue and West Orange (5 cents additional;.At this latter point there is a free stage transfer into Orange. AtHighland Avenue another car may be taken to Eagle South Orange, where a roadway leads up into SouthMovintain Reservation, the main line extends at the moun-tains foot, in the opposite [direction (southwest) into Maple-wood. ROUTE 4. To Brick Church, Orange, West Orange,Llewellyn P^rk, E&gle Rock. Eagle Roc
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