High Crossing is a ghost town in Tabernacle Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
High Crossing, New Jersey | |
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  High Crossing, New Jersey  High Crossing, New Jersey  High Crossing, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′09″N 74°38′39″W / 39.76917°N 74.64417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | Tabernacle |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 877093[1] |
High Crossing is located within the Wharton State Forest, and within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve.
Location
editHigh 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
editSeveral 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
edit- ^ 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". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
- ^ Pat, Johnson (March 29, 2006). "A Pine Barrens Odyssey to Camden: Traveling Tuckerson's Old Stage Road" (PDF). The Sandpaper.
- ^ a b Jotz, Jeffrey. "Atsion to Carranza Monument". New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Pierce, Arthur Dudley (1957). Iron in the Pines: The Story of New Jersey's Ghost Towns and Bog Iron. Rutgers University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780813505145.
- ^ "Batona Trail" (PDF). State of New Jersey. Retrieved May 17, 2015.