High Crossing, New Jersey Explained

High Crossing, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and ghost town
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Burlington County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Burlington
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Tabernacle
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:66
Coordinates:39.7692°N -74.6442°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:877093

High Crossing is a ghost town in Tabernacle Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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.[1] [2] [3] [4]

North of High Crossing is the location where Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza crashed and died in 1928. A memorial is located there.[4]

Today

Several sand roads meet at High Crossing, and it is a popular gathering place for off-road vehicles.[3]

A short distance east of High Crossing is the Batona Trail, a 50miles hiking trail connecting Ong's Hat with the Bass River State Forest.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gambardello . Joseph A. . 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 . March 19, 2004 .
  2. Web site: Pat . Johnson . A Pine Barrens Odyssey to Camden: Traveling Tuckerson's Old Stage Road . The Sandpaper . March 29, 2006 .
  3. Web site: Jotz . Jeffrey . Atsion to Carranza Monument . New York-New Jersey Trail Conference . May 17, 2015.
  4. Book: Pierce, Arthur Dudley . Iron in the Pines: The Story of New Jersey's Ghost Towns and Bog Iron . Rutgers University Press . 1957 . 58. 9780813505145 .
  5. Web site: Batona Trail . State of New Jersey . May 17, 2015.