Purchase a “Discover NJ History” License Plate Before Stock Runs Out

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware River and at the center of industry and travel on the bustling East Coast, New Jersey has always been a place where things happen and history is made.

Exploring that history can take you to Washington Crossing State Park where General George Washington and his troops crossed an icy Delaware River to attack Hessian soldiers resting in Trenton and to Ellis Island where millions of immigrants first entered America. Exploring history may also take you to Menlo Park where Thomas Edison’s research laboratories churned out world-changing inventions, to Whitesbog Farm where blueberries were first cultivated for consumption by people around the world, to the Cape May Lighthouse, which at 150 years of age is one of the nation’s oldest lighthouses in continuous operation, or to the High Point Monument in our own High Point State Park right here in Montague, where you can view three states from the highest elevation in NJ.
Experience our local heritage at the Foster-Armstrong House on River Rd.

This year, when traveling to your favorite historic destination in New Jersey, 
why not show other motorists where you are headed?
 Purchase a “Discover New Jersey” license plate and support the preservation of those historic landmarks that you enjoy visiting.  

Money from the sale and renewal fees of these plates goes to the “Discover NJ History” License Plate Fund for Heritage Tourism, which supports projects that develop and promote visitor ready sites as heritage tourism destinations.    
 The greater the proceeds from license plate sales and renewals,
 the more funding that is available for innovative and collaborative 
projects that encourage heritage tourism.
Pay a one-time $50 fee ($10 annual renewal) and pick up your “Discover NJ History”
 plates at any motor vehicle agency or place your order by mail. You can also
 personalize your plates with up to five characters for an initial $100 fee ($10 annual renewal).  
Visit Motor Vehicle Services at http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Vehicle/DedicatedPlates.htm
or call (888) 486-3339.


So, don’t just explore New Jersey history, be a part of it by helping 
to preserve historic sites for future generations! 
Veteran's Day is but a reminder to honor our military veterans, 
who safeguard our freedoms, each and every day!
Do not forget to thank them, for what they sacrificed to help keep us free.

High Point State Park's 90th Anniversary
A special celebration commemorating the park's anniversary 
will take place at 2 pm on Saturday, October 26th.

 The Friends of High Point State Park are sponsoring an Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration from 11 am to 3 pm in the High Point State Park at 1480 State Route 23 in the Interpretive Center near Lake Marcia. 
The commemoration will be observed towards the end of that event. 

 Watch a seasonal feast be prepared and enjoy sample tastings of soups, meats, sides, and desserts that have been cooked fireside. Seasonal children’s activities will be offered. The event is FREE, but donations are appreciated. 
For more information on the Friends of High Point State Park and their events, please visit www.friendshighpointstatepark.blogspot.com. 
Frost on the Pumpkins is a'comin...
      Indian Summer giving way to a definite freeze this week.

 While we anticipate Trick or Treaters coming around on Halloween.. historians and others feel that some unfortunate mischief was visited upon Tri-State Rock, the marker which reflects where the states of NY, PA and NJ unite.

 Enroute home from viewing the Tri-State Classic, I took family and a visitor to see the Boundary monument and the Tri-State Rock  - only to witness:

   
I have been told by NJ staff that according to National Geodetic Survey records, the disk was installed in 1942.  State personnel inspect this monument and were last there on August 15th. They found the disk was intact then.  
The disk (or medallion) is for surveying purposes.  It has a center point which allows a surveyor to set up instrumentation over it and survey to or from it. 



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