Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Type: Nature reserve, park: Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey: Nearest city: New Brunswick, New Jersey: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) (total) 943 acres (382 ha) (open to public): Elevation: 98 feet (30 m) [2]: Opened: Raritan Valley Farm: 1893 () Duke Farms: 1899 () Duke Farms & Gardens: 2012 (): Closed: Raritan Valley Farm: 1899 () Duke Farms: 1915 (): Founder: James Buchanan ...
The arboretum was established on the site of Whippany Farm, owned by George Griswold Frelinghuysen (1851-1936), son of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, and a New York City patent attorney and president of Ballantine Brewing Company from 1905 until his retirement, and Sara Ballantine (1858-1940) of Newark, New Jersey, granddaughter of the founder ...
On May 27, 1985, Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year winner Spend A Buck won the first Jersey Derby at the new Garden State Park, having earlier the same year won the Cherry Hill Mile and the Garden State Stakes, both at Garden State Park, and also the Kentucky Derby. The $2.6 million purse, including a $2 million bonus put up by Brennan for ...
The trail system is part of 570 acres in one of New Jersey's most populated counties. In the past, the trail was mostly used by hikers and horseback riders, but since the creation of trails with multiple surfaces, including a car-wide macadam trail as well as dirt and gravel trails, [ 2 ] the park has become more user friendly for cyclists ...
Flowering Hamamelis in the Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens.. The Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens (144 acres) are gardens and an arboretum located in Colonial Park (651 acres), 150 Mettlers Road, in the East Millstone area of Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey.
Pages in category "Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Wagner Farm Arboretum is located at 197 Mountain Avenue, Warren Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. The arboretum spans 92.6 acres of open land where children and adults can participate in recreational events, classes, and volunteering experiences. [1] The arboretum began in 2001, when Warren Township purchased the Wagner Farm property.
The State of New Jersey purchased the property in 1981 and made it part of Wawayanda State Park. In 1989, the State of New Jersey planned the demolition of the farm, but the Vernon Historical Society, specifically through the work of Ron Dupont Jr. struggled to preserve it. Dupont rallied school children and compiled numerous slideshows to show ...