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Baseball Gravestone

July 24, 2026July 25, 2026 by Editorial Staff Leave Comment

In Holy Cross Cemetery in Basking Ridge, N.J., stands an unusual gravestone with an engraved baseball and bat. It’s a memorial to John F. Gilmore (1907-1951), a ballplayer who died way too young. Gilmore was born in New York City and moved to Peapack-Gladstone with his parents as a child. He played football for Bernards

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Gladpack Athletic Club Baseball Team

July 10, 2026July 21, 2026 by Editorial Staff Leave Comment

Baseball was a thriving amateur sport in the early part of the 20th century. This photo from Peapack-Gladstone, NJ, shows the Gladpack Athletic Club in 1936. A caption, partially cut off indicates they were champions of the Inter-County League, which included teams from Rockaway, Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Stirling. The players are only partially identified

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