Ghost Towns in New Jersey
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Allaire
Allaire was built around the Howell Iron Works, which smelted bog iron ore. James Allaire bought it in 1822 and built a model company town. When Penns...
Allaire Village
Allaire Village was a self-sufficient ironworks community of 500 people—with bakery, school, church, and housing. James P. Allaire's bog iron furnishe...
Batsto Village
Batsto produced bog iron cannons and munitions for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The Pine Barrens provided bog ore, charcoal from...
Feltville
Feltville was built by David Felt as a utopian mill village. He controlled every aspect of workers' lives, earning the nickname 'King David.' When the...
Feltville
Feltville—'The Deserted Village'—was a paper mill company town in the Watchung Mountains. David Felt built cottages, a store, and a church for workers...