Department Faces Trial by Fire in First Blaze Battle The all-volunteer Amwell Valley Fire Department has a long-standing track record for courage and service in its nearly century-long history. And, in its inaugural fire-fighting effort one Christmas day long ago, it faced a host of challenges and misfortunes, as reported…
Mark your calendars because you don’t want to miss these programs we’re lining up for you: September 10, 2 PM HCHS Trustee Rick Epstein will lead a fascinating historic walking tour of Frenchtown to benefit the Hunterdon County Historical Society. Rick will tell you how Frenchtown got its name; how…
Goodspeed Histories: July 2022 ** July 17, 2022 Today I’ve published part of Egbert T. Bush’s article on Quakertown, specifically, the parts of his article about the taverns that used to be found in the village. This is part of my series on the taverns of Hunterdon County. I started…
The all-volunteer Amwell Valley Fire Department has a long-standing track record for courage and service in its nearly century-long history. And, in its inaugural fire-fighting effort one Christmas day long ago, it faced a host of challenges and misfortunes, as reported in The Hunterdon County Democrat in January, 1925. But…
Mark your calendars because you don’t want to miss these programs we’re lining up for you: September 10, 2 PM HCHS Trustee Rick Epstein will lead a fascinating historic walking tour of Frenchtown to benefit the Hunterdon County Historical Society. Rick will tell you how Frenchtown got its name; how…
