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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
At 116.9 miles is the junction with the hard-surfaced Tabernacle-Sandy
Ridge Rd.
Left on this road is TABERNACLE, 1.4 miles (100 alt., 100 pop.), a hamlet in
the wilderness where several roads meet. The tabernacle that gave its name to the
place is believed to have sheltered David Brainerd, who worked among the Indians
of the pines prior to the Revolution.
Southeast of Tabernacle on an improved road is HIGH CROSSING, 8 miles, summit
of a low sandy ridge on the Jersey Central R.R. Immediately south of the crossing,
about 50 feet (R) from the road, is the CARRANZA MONUMENT, a square, tapered
shaft 10 feet high, in the center of a clearing. It was built through gifts of Mexican
school children to the memory of Capt. Emilio Carranza, the pilot who fell to his
death here in 1928. Carranza was returning to Mexico after a good-will flight to
New York, repaying the similar visit of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Mile after mile US 206 cuts through stunted woods. Occasional clearings reveal a struggling effort at farming and a small unpainted house.
Cranberry bogs provide employment for many of the residents here.
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