High Crossing, New Jersey
| High Crossing, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community and ghost town | |
  High Crossing, New Jersey Location within the state of New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′09″N 74°38′39″W / 39.76917°N 74.64417°WCoordinates: 39°46′09″N 74°38′39″W / 39.76917°N 74.64417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 877093[1] |
High Crossing is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
High Crossing is located within the Wharton State Forest, and within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve.
Location
High Crossing is located where "Tuckerton Road"—an early stage route connecting Camden with Tuckerton—crossed the Southern Division of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which connected Red Bank with Bridgeton. The railroad line was abandoned in the early 1980s.[2][3][4][5]
North of High Crossing is the location where Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza crashed and died in 1928. A memorial is located there.[5]
Today
Several sand roads meet at High Crossing, and it is a popular gathering place for off-road vehicles.[4]
A short distance east of High Crossing is the Batona Trail, a 50 mi (80 km) hiking trail connecting Ong's Hat with the Bass River State Forest.[6]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Crossing
- ↑ Gambardello, Joseph A. (March 19, 2004). "Stuck in the Past, on Pinelands Roads Dirt Roads Offer Taste of Travel in 19th Century The Path to the 19th Century Remains Unpaved". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ↑ Pat, Johnson (March 29, 2006). "A Pine Barrens Odyssey to Camden: Traveling Tuckerson's Old Stage Road" (PDF). The Sandpaper.
- 1 2 Jotz, Jeffrey. "Atsion to Carranza Monument". New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 Pierce, Arthur Dudley (1957). Iron in the Pines: The Story of New Jersey's Ghost Towns and Bog Iron. Rutgers University Press. p. 58.
- ↑ "Batona Trail" (PDF). State of New Jersey. Retrieved May 2015.
