This is a blog of personal memories by Jeanette Stephens-El (Jan. 2026), which happens only to have been posted by me (FA) . I hope she will add more! I grew up in what I referred to as a charming 2-bedroom, 1 bath, 2-story colonial, fenced in duplex corner home where the side street is a short quiet avenue of well-kept homes, one block from the scenic Cohansey River. Before selling this--my childhood home, a realtor’s narrative was: “Discover a piece of history with this delightful...

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Potter's Tavern, looking west on Broad Street (photo by Bryan Pugh, docent) The salt-boxed shaped building that is Potter’s Tavern, located at 49 W Broad St, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, is said to have been constructed in 1770, and thus to be the oldest building still standing in the city of Bridgeton. It is also listed on the National Register of Historical Places and still stands in its original location. Why? Not simply because of its age, but because from 1774 - 1779 the tavern was operated...