Read about Reuben Freeman, a 19th-century African-American resident of Liberty Corner in the May 2024 issue of Inside the Brick Academy, the THSSH newsletter.
Born free of slave parents, Reuben was required by law to serve the Annin family for 25 years. Click the link below and scroll to Page 3 to read full article.
https://somersethillshistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Newsletter-May2024.pdf
Hi Joseph, Maybe they were standard in Jersey City, but these were tiny for Bernards Twp. I’ve always heard them…
Not sure where you got your information about "picnic" lots, but a 25' x 100' lot was a standard size…
The trust bought the open land (athletic fields and woodland). The site of the buildings was sold to a developer.
I hope the open space will still be preserved. Did the trust own the mansion when it was demolished?
What a generous gift to the community.
