Harris Station, New Jersey

[West Jersey Detecting]

Harris Station was an important part of commerce during the 1800's. Paper would hauled by mule train to Harris Station, from Harrisville 11 miles away, to make the trip by train to market.

Harris Station was abandoned during the 1890's, after the decline of Harrisville. Nothing remains but a concrete slab at the site. Harrisville is now just another NJ ghost town.

 

[berkshiregold]

Looks like some dynamite hunting!! bg

 

[Tnmountains]

Thats a cool old site.I am surprised some enterprising person has not pulled the rail and ties. I bet some of those old ties still have the metal tags on them. Cool pictures of the past.
TnMtns

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Thats a cool old site.I am surprised some enterprising person has not pulled the rail and ties. I bet some of those old ties still have the metal tags on them. Cool pictures of the past.
TnMtns

As I stood there, I was thinking what this would be worth in scrap. There are dozens of miles of tracks still in place in the Wharton State Forest in Southern New Jersey.

 

[allen]

looks like a great place to detect
and tell a few ghost stories !

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

looks like a great place to detect
and tell a few ghost stories !

Unfortunately this area and the 168,000 acres surrounding it are off limits to metal detecting.