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This service was discontinued on October 29, 1901, after the electrical powerhouse in Mount Holly burned. [2] In April 1902, PRR orders demolition of Mount Holly power house and ends experiment of electric trolley operation between Burlington and Mount Holly. [2] This line was the first electrified PRR branch in New Jersey.
The Camden and Amboy and New Jersey Rail Road were among the earliest North American [1] railroads. The Pennsylvania Railroad leased the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company in 1872. The C&A first purchased and operated the John Bull locomotive, the oldest surviving operable steam locomotive in the world today. It was imported from ...
Mount Holly Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District [76] and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] [ 79 ] For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim ( D , Moorestown ). [ 80 ]
From Mount Holly to Medford, the road was once maintained by the Mount Holly, Lumberton, and Medford Turnpike, chartered in 1854. The road from Mount Holly to Burlington was once maintained by the Mount Holly and Burlington Turnpike, chartered in 1857. The Mount Holly Bypass was formerly County Route 541 Alternate while CR 541 ran through the town.
It is a contributing property to the Mount Holly Historic District, listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (#842) and National Register of Historic Places (#73001084) in 1973. [6] and has been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS NJ-27). [5]
The station's transmitter is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 206 and CR-530 in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, and station offices are in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. [3] WWJZ operates with 50,000 watts in the daytime, the maximum permitted for AM stations by the Federal Communications Commission .
The Mount Holly and Smithville Bicycle Railway - 1892-1898. The Hotchkiss Bicycle Railroad was a purpose-built monorail on which a matching bicycle could be ridden. It was invented by Arthur Hotchkiss, and the first example was built between Smithville and Mount Holly, New Jersey, in 1892. [1] [2] It closed in 1897.
Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The creek's main stem is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long, with a North Branch of 28.3 miles (45.5 km) and a South Branch flowing 21.7 miles (34.9 km). [ 1 ]