Borough of Fieldsboro
Fieldsboro, NJ | View Map Measuring less than half a square mile in area, Fieldsboro is the smallest municipality in Burlington County. It is bordered by the Delaware River and Bordentown Township, from which it separated in the late nineteenth century. The borough has a population of approximately 600 and is primarily residential. In early […]
The Roebling Company’s Kinkora Works
Hornberger Avenue & Second Avenue, Roebling, NJ | View Map John A. Roebling (1806-1869) was a German born engineer and inventor who helped design and construct some of the country’s landmark suspension bridges. One of Roebling’s most important innovations was the wire rope he developed as a substitute for the massive hemp ropes used in […]
The Camden & Amboy Railroad
Located between two of the nation’s most important cities, New Jersey has long been an important corridor for the transport of people and goods in the Mid Atlantic region. It seemed inevitable that important developments in transportation would start here, and that the Delaware River would play a key supporting role in that transformation. The […]