Uncommon History

When and where was the worst winter encampment during the American Revolution? 

Where is the birthplace of college football?

Have you ever read the story "The Greatest Gift?"

What was it like to work in at an apothecary in the 1860s?

Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Learn about this educational institution that was established in the early 1800s 

Have you ever seen the Carteret’s Borough Hall?

What did a typical teenager write in her diary in 1810?

Have you ever heard of the Rutgers and Princeton cannon rivalry?

What was the speed limit in New Brunswick in the 1830s?

How did a military base in West Carteret help General Eisenhower during World War II?

Do you know where Antilles Field is?

Have you ever heard of the town Lincoln?

In 1960 on the grounds of Saint Peter’s Church in Perth Amboy, what did workers accidentally uncover?

Was the burial site of a Hessian Colonel desecrated after the end of the American Revolution?

What do petroleum jelly and Perth Amboy have in common?

There are a lot of entertaining stories that tell the history of New Jersey.  How dependable are they?

What kind of drinks could you order in a 19th century tavern?

Were lotteries used in New Jersey’s early history?

How old is the legend of the Jersey Devil?