Union County - Countywide - 2019 Four Centuries in a Weekend Historic Site Tours
Tour the Historic Sites of Union County October 19 & 20 ♦ Saturday & Sunday, 12–5 pm Across the Centuries Booklet Across the Centuries Booklet Large Print Lesson Plans: A | B | Map Free Tours, Activities & Special Events Visit Sites via Mass Transit Activity Book Passport Sheets Share your photos with us! E-mail them to websupport@ucnj.org Deserted Village of Feltville-Glenside Park in the Watchung Reservation Cataract Hollow Road, Berkeley Heights (908) 527-4900 ucnj.org/dv This 1845 town was the creation of New York businessman David Felt. Today, it contains 10 buildings and the archaeological remains of a vibrant community populated, in part, by European immigrants. At its height, Feltville included a school, church/general store and a factory on the Blue Brook while rows of cottages housed workers and their families. “King David” sold Feltville in 1860. After several failed enterprises, it was reborn ...