From the "OUTREACH" folder in the Hamilton Library Local History Collection, a photo of yours truly with the folks from the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. I always like to share information on our local history with the various citizen groups in the area. In presenting this program back in May, I discovered one of Hamilton's best kept secrets: "THE ROSE GARDEN!" I passed by that place when it was a veterans' building but had never been inside. I was completely overwhelmed with the facility! What a perfect place for a high school reunion. In speaking with the proprietor, I learned that HHS class of '54 had their reunion there, and it was a complete success. Check it out.
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Showing posts with label HAMILTON DEVELOPMENT OF. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
2010 HAMILTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPEAKER
From the "OUTREACH" folder in the Hamilton Library Local History Collection, a photo of yours truly with the folks from the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. I always like to share information on our local history with the various citizen groups in the area. In presenting this program back in May, I discovered one of Hamilton's best kept secrets: "THE ROSE GARDEN!" I passed by that place when it was a veterans' building but had never been inside. I was completely overwhelmed with the facility! What a perfect place for a high school reunion. In speaking with the proprietor, I learned that HHS class of '54 had their reunion there, and it was a complete success. Check it out.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
1930: HAMILTON TOWNSHIP IS GROWING
If you have been following this blog over the past 5 years, or reading any of my columns over these 25 or more years, you will recall that I often wrote about how very rural Hamilton Township was in years gone by. The above article gives a lucid incite into the growth of the township from the 1920's to the 1930'sThursday, April 09, 2009
1987: HAMILTON'S HORIZON CENTER
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In my early years of driving, I remember traveling along what was then Route 25, but today known as Route 130. Access to Route 25 was usually via the White Horse Circle, where we would travel down to Bordentown for a burger at "Hamburger Heaven," or perhaps further south to Millside Farms in the Burlington area for a "Banana Boat." (Remember them?) On the trip back to Hamilton on Route 25, then known as a very dangerous highway. Route 25 was one of the main routes used by trucks from all along the east coast as they headed to New York and points north or Philadelphia and points south. Coming and going to route 130 we would often pass through Hamilton's farmlands. The Horizon Center in the above article is located on what was one of these huge farms. Simpkins, Allinson, Bertothy, and countless other vast open areas were vibrant, sprawling farms. Twentieth century progress changed the face of the land since those long ago years of my youth, Instead of rows of corn, alfalfa, soybeans, and other farm products, we now see a burgeoning megalopolis of gated communities, warehouses, offices, hospitals, and housing developments. I recall driving down Kuser Road when it was a two lane country road, and in the middle of summer seeing the windshield of my 1939 Ford slapped by an overhanging sapling. Egad, I'm getting on in years!
In my early years of driving, I remember traveling along what was then Route 25, but today known as Route 130. Access to Route 25 was usually via the White Horse Circle, where we would travel down to Bordentown for a burger at "Hamburger Heaven," or perhaps further south to Millside Farms in the Burlington area for a "Banana Boat." (Remember them?) On the trip back to Hamilton on Route 25, then known as a very dangerous highway. Route 25 was one of the main routes used by trucks from all along the east coast as they headed to New York and points north or Philadelphia and points south. Coming and going to route 130 we would often pass through Hamilton's farmlands. The Horizon Center in the above article is located on what was one of these huge farms. Simpkins, Allinson, Bertothy, and countless other vast open areas were vibrant, sprawling farms. Twentieth century progress changed the face of the land since those long ago years of my youth, Instead of rows of corn, alfalfa, soybeans, and other farm products, we now see a burgeoning megalopolis of gated communities, warehouses, offices, hospitals, and housing developments. I recall driving down Kuser Road when it was a two lane country road, and in the middle of summer seeing the windshield of my 1939 Ford slapped by an overhanging sapling. Egad, I'm getting on in years!
Friday, January 30, 2009
1930: POPULATION OF HAMILTON IS INCREASING
From 7,800-plus residents in 1910 to 25,000 in the 1930 federal census. And so Hamilton grew.
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