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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
ATSION, 124.2 miles (50 alt., 150 pop.), named for the Atsionk Indians, has a few worn buildings along the banks of Mullica River. A dam
at the highway forms ATSION LAKE (R), the millpond of an early bog-iron works. Below its spillway are the ruins of the ATSION FURNACE,
built in 1776, and a large stone and stucco MILL BUILDING that in turn
manufactured iron, paper, and cotton. A large, deserted house of square
design (L), with wide porticos and iron pillars embossed at the base with
the furnace brand "A," is the SAMUEL RICHARDS MANSION, home of an
eighteenth-century ironmaster. The GENERAL STORE is (L) close to the
highway. A plain stuccoed building without an identifying signboard, it
resembles a small chapel with its small belfry and austere architectural
lines, although a haymow door on the second floor does not conform to
church design.
Between Atsion and Hammonton the highway crosses a region of scrub
oak and pine and cranberry bogs, and enters a sandy plain where berries
and fruit orchards are extensive. Peach and apple blossoms in this area
draw thousands of sightseers in late April and early May.
At 131.7 miles, on the outskirts of HAMMONTON (100 alt., 7,656
pop.) (see Tour 23), is the junction with US 30 (see Tour 23).
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