World War Memorials

These are two photos of the Groveville World War I and World War II Memorials that I just received. These are great clear photos.

This Photo of the World War I Memorial was taken, November 16, 1943. The building to the right is the Groveville United Methodist Church Parsonage. The building to the rear was a small one car garage.

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The large tree behind the Memorial was on the edge of the Groveville Fire Company Baseball Field. The tree was a Mulberry Tree, white Mulberries. They were so sweet we would eat them till we got sick, but we had to beat the birds to the good ones.

This is a great photo of the World War II Memorial. This photo is so clear that when I enlarge it I can read all of the names very clear, this is great. I stated before that at this time the Memorial was located Next to the Post Office (now beauty shop) on Church Street. The Memorial was later moved across Church Street to a location between the World War I Memorial and the old Community House.

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On the original location a small Cape Cod style house was build by Catharine Crider, which still remains today.

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The Memorial remained on Church Street until 1957, when the Community House and the Memorial were removed to make way for the Groveville United Methodist Church Educational Building, constructed in 1958. The Memorial was never rebuilt, but a hand copied plaque remains in the Educational Building.

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year ~ 2008

I want to wish everyone that enjoys my site and has sent me stories, memories, photos and yes, even those that have sent me corrections, a very Merry Christmas. I have enjoyed passing on all that I have learned so much.

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Please Remember, I am only the messenger, it is everyone else that contributes to this site that keeps it working. I am just as fascinated by the wealth of knowledge that people have about "Little Ole Groveville" as you are.

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I can't thank everyone that contributes, and those that enjoy this site enough for your support.

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I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year.

Birds Eye View of Groveville

This is another one of my favorite pieces of Groveville Memorabilia, this is an original print of the Birdseye View of Groveville, that also hangs on my living room wall. I scanned this, before I matted and framed it and used the copies through out my web site. It has also been copied and placed in the information board at the Anchor Thread Park, by the Boy Scouts.

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The inscription at the bottom of the print reads:

Birds Eye View of Groveville,

Hamilton Tp. Mercer County, N.J.

Property of Ezra W. Keeler

Manufacturers of Cotton Yarns, Clarence Warp, Twines, Batting

Local Maps ~ Cica 1875

I have had this framed page of maps hanging on my living room wall for some time and have not posted them. When I saw the map on Tom's site today, I realized I had all these maps in front of me every day and never posted them.

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There are some interesting engravings on the back that I have scanned and will post them later. Besides the maps of Yardville, Groveville, and Crosswicks, there are maps of Winsor, Hamilton Square, Woodville, Mount Rose, and Milford.

If you notice there are only six houses on Church Street, and three of them are no longer there. The one marked G. Holman was where the Church Parking lot is now, next to the Parsonage and was last owned by the Chamberlain Family. The one listed as W. West, was across from the Groveville Elementary School and was the home of my Great Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. George Rollings, and the one listed as T. Cubberly, was in front of the Eagle Rock Apartments and was the home of Mr. George Mozer.

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This also clearly shows how the Mill Race ran at the Anchor Thread, then the Clarence Cotton Mill.

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The only Street missing in the one that ran in front of the Asay Home, it was know as Asay's Alley, not sure if that was official, but that is what my Dad always called it. It ran from Allen Street to Main Street, in front of the Asay home. At the Main Street end is the Mifflin Home, but at that time it was Asay's Barber Shop and Pool Room.

Most of the houses listed in North Crosswicks are still in place, just the names have changed, the only thing missing is the mill.

The part that I like about this map is that it clearly shows the Mill Pond and the raceway with the two mills on it. The other thing I wonder about is by this map it looks like Martins Lane goes off the top of the map and actually went somewhere at one time, it shows it going past the railroad tracks.

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If you notice where the now vacant Blauth Lumber Supply is located at the Broad Street Railroad Crossing, there was a one time a Hotel, a perfect place for one, across the tracks from the Rail Station.

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Another interesting fact by this map is that the building at the corner of Route 156 and Church Street, that looks like a General Store, was one, not only that but it was the Post Office. At "Five Points" where the Yardville Presbyterian Church is located was the Yardville School.

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It also shows the the road that cut through the old VanKannel Estate, listed as S. Biddle, was at one time a through road.