December 3, 2011
Showing posts with label N. Whitesbog Rd.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label N. Whitesbog Rd.. Show all posts
Dec 15, 2011
Pumphouse and Water Tower at Whitesbog
The water system was built to protect buildings from fire and reduce insurance costs. Indoor plumbing then became possible with this improvement to the village.
Dec 14, 2011
Dec 5, 2011
The reconstructed Icehouse at Whitesbog
Icehouse loaded with ice blanketed with sawdust.
Howell Living History Farm Click Here for the Ice Harvest
Take a right at the Icehouse to visit the Village of Florence.
More on the Icehouse, Click Here.
Dec 4, 2011
The tennis court was on the right side of the road.
December 3, 2011
For History of Hanover Furnace Click Here.
West Whites Bog road leads to Hanover Furnace and Camp Dix. Click here for more on Camp Dix.
More on Camp Dix Click Here.
1864 Murder at Hanover Furnace read article, Click Here
Nov 10, 2011
The Cranberry Substation
After the Restoration in 2006
Click Here for Before the Restoration
November 27, 2011
Sears Sectional Building Sunburst Click Here for details.
Sears Sectional Building Sunburst Click Here for details.
Nov 9, 2011
Nov 8, 2011
Nov 7, 2011
Remains of the greenhouse in the propagation complex at Whitesbog Village
Click Here to see a 1946 interior view of the greenhouse containing flats of blueberry seedlings and to read article about Miss Elizabeth White's work to cross blueberry varieties to find better bushes.
Click Here to visit the 1916 Propagation Shelter probably located behind the Greenhouse.
Blueberry Domestication Tour
The Propagation Complex at Whitesbog consisted of several acres of blueberry propagation beds, two green houses and a heating plant powered by coal. High bush blueberries like the Pioneer selected from the Triangle Field across the street, were mass produced here through cloning. These plants were then sold to farmers who wanted to produce blueberries that were uniform in size, color and taste. Selling blueberry bushes was much more profitable than selling the berries. Thousands of bushes were shipped to the country from nearby Upton Railroad Station. Click Here to see the Station and explore the rails in Pemberton and beyond.
Whitesbog Conservation Nursery
J.J. White Inc. sold acid soil loving plants such as holly, Pine Barren Gentian and Climbing Fern grown in the propagation complex.
Learn More
You Tube video of site.
Click Here for Taming the Wild Blueberry Chronology
Click Here for F.V. Coville's 1916 Blueberry Culture
Click Here to read about the Whitesbog Conservation Nursery in the HALS Study.
November 27, 2011
Worker's Cottage located next to the Whitesbog's Schoolhouse.
AFTER the RESTORATION
BEFORE the RESTORATION
Click Here
The original cottage was composed of a window on each side of the door, a window on each end and three in the back. The third window on the right marks the one room addition that was built to accommodate a year round full time worker's family.
Nov 6, 2011
2007 Aerial View of Triangle Field and North Whitesbog Road
The birthplace of the domesticated high bush blueberry.
The Triangle Field is located behind the Cranberry Substation.
Click Here for a 1923 Vintage Photograph showing workers picking blueberries in the Triangle Field and the Cranberry Substation in the background.
Click Here for a 1923 Vintage Photograph showing workers picking blueberries in the Triangle Field and the Cranberry Substation in the background.
Nov 5, 2011
View of Triangle Field as entering Whitesbog Village from Florence
The Pioneer high bush blueberry was discovered here by Elizabeth C. White and Frederick V. Coville. This bush was the first commercially available domesticated plant that produced uniform blueberries.
December 3, 2011
Berries from the offspring from the cross between the Sooy and the Brooks grown here were harvested starting in 1916 and sold commercially. These berries were not uniform in taste, color or size. Among the offspring the Pioneer bush was selected because of its characteristics that were desirable to the grower and the consumer.
Click below on the Triangle Field to explore the birthplace of the domesticated high bush blueberry.
Berries from the offspring from the cross between the Sooy and the Brooks grown here were harvested starting in 1916 and sold commercially. These berries were not uniform in taste, color or size. Among the offspring the Pioneer bush was selected because of its characteristics that were desirable to the grower and the consumer.
Click below on the Triangle Field to explore the birthplace of the domesticated high bush blueberry.
Nov 1, 2011
Oct 5, 2011
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