#HighlightsFromHistorians - Batsto Village located in Wharton State Forest The Batsto Mansion, home to both the Richards and Wharton families, is preserved by the New Jersey State Park Service and open to the public! The mansion is the centerpiece of Batsto Village, a South Jersey iron town of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. After purchasing Batsto in 1876, Joseph Wharton made numerous changes and renovations to the mansion between 1878 and 1880. Most significantly, he and architect Sam

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#52WeeksOfAdventureNJ Week 49: Ringwood State Park As a north Jersey icon, Ringwood State Park contains Ringwood Manor, Skylands Manor, New Jersey State Botanical Gardens and so much more! Offering extraordinary views, Ringwood has 15 marked trails varying in difficulty and length. The park is an excellent destination for nature lovers and history buffs. 🏘 In the mid-19 century, Peter Cooper and Abram S. Hewitt, owners of the successful Cooper and Hewitt Ironworks Company, owned Ringwood Manor.