New Jersey 565

Unique audio clips from each of New Jersey's 565 municipalities. (Double-click photo to hear audio)
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an old black and white photo of people walking in front of a restaurant on the boardwalk
New Jersey 565 - Mount Arlington (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Mount Arlington (Morris County) - Bertrand Island Amusement Park entertained many Lake Hopatcong visitors from the 1920s until 1983.
the diner is lit up at night with neon lights on it's windows and cars parked in front
New Jersey 565 - Little Ferry (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Lodi (Bergen County) - The diner was located on the Little Ferry Circle and was best known for a series of Bounty paper towels commercial starring Nancy Walker.
the haddonfield symphoney logo is blue and black with white lines
New Jersey 565 - Haddonfield (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Haddonfield (Camden County) - The Haddonfield Symphony was founded in 1952 and is one of only three professional training orchestras in the US. Today, they are known as Symphony in C. Here they perform Dvorak Symphony #9.
an old stone house with two stories and a porch
New Jersey 565 - Oxford (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Oxford (Warren County) - Shippen Manor was built in 1755 by William and Joseph Shippen, owners of the Oxford Furnace. Like many historic buildings, it is said to be haunted and was featured on the TV show, "Ghost Hunters." While shooting the show they said they recorded this sound of someone calling out, "Help me."
several people are standing in the snow near some trees and holding ski poles while one person is kneeling down
New Jersey 565 - Califon (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Califon (Hunterdon County) - Gigging is a combination of ice and spear fishing. After holes are chopped in the ice of the South Branch of the Raritan River, the ice is hit upstream by baseball bats to drive the fish ahead. Fishermen then spear the suckers through the ice holes.
an old black and white photo of a woman with a fur coat over her shoulder
New Jersey 565 - Closter (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Closter (Bergen County) - Helen Jepson was a soprano who sang with the Metropolitan Opera as well as on national radio broadcasts in the 1930s and '40s. She lived in Closter where she also gave music lessons.
an empty parking lot in front of a building with stairs leading up to the entrance
New Jersey 565 - Wood-Ridge (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Wood-Ridge (Bergen County) - During World War II the Curtiss-Wright plant in Wood-Ridge built thousands of engines for the US military. Here's a segment of a recruiting film for workers narrated by Lowell Thomas.
several people are standing on the side walk
New Jersey 565 - Ringwood (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Ringwood (Passaic County) - Located within Ringwood State Park is Thunder Mountain Trap & Skeet. Shooters use shotguns to shoot clay pigeons which are launched into the sky.
black and white photograph of two men playing golf with others watching from the sidelines
New Jersey 565 - Springfield (Union County) (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Springfield (Union County) - The 1967 US Open was played at Baltusrol. Jack Nicklaus set a US Open record 275 in winning by four strokes over Arnold Palmer.
a man is looking at files in a bookcase with many shelves full of books
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Roxbury (Morris County) - The first electronic telephone switching system in the world was inaugurated in Roxbury in 1956. The ESS allowed many of the phone features we take for granted today such as call forwarding and three-way calling.
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several people on boats in the water
New Jersey 565 - Riverton (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Riverton (Burlington County) - Riverton is home to the Riverton Yacht Club. One of the oldest yacht clubs in the US. Each Fourth of July, the club is the site of the Great Riverton Raft Race on the Delaware River.
two men standing on the back of a large satellite dish
New Jersey 565 - Holmdel (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Holmdel (Monmouth County) - Two radio astronomers at Bell Labs, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, using a microwave horn antenna, they recorded what is said to be the sound of the "Big Bang."
a church with a sign in front of it that says new st mary's
New Jersey 565 - Burlington City (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Burlington City (Burlington County) - "New" St. Mary's Episcopal Church was built from 1846-1854. One notable feature of the historic church are its bells.
an abandoned amusement park with colorful rides and slides on the ground, in front of a blue cloudy sky
New Jersey 565 - Monroe (Middlesex) (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Monroe (Middlesex County) - Greek's Playland was created by Spiro "The Greek" Drake as a place where children with special needs could go for a day of fun.
a group of people standing in a hallway with pictures on the wall and one person holding a camera
New Jersey 565 - Buena Vista (click here to Shout-Back and view Photo)
Buena Vista (Atlantic County) - The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey hosts a variety of exhibits, including one looking at the 1963 March on Washington. The museum's founder, Ralph Hunter, was at the march.