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hirteen Morris County nonprofitorganizations applied to theMorris County Heritage Com-

mission’s History Re-grant Programfor fiscal year 2016. Requests were

once again triple the amount of fund-ing available. Six awards for GeneralOperating Support (GOS) and historyprojects were awarded.

Since 2001, the New Jersey His-torical Commission has generouslysupported the re-grant program inMorris County through a General Op-erating Support grant to the HeritageCommission.

The Heritage Commission thenre-grants these funds to nonprofit or-ganizations in Morris County. History

organizations based in the county thathave not received GOS funding fromthe New Jersey Historical Commissionmay apply for GOS or project funding.Other nonprofits whose primary mis-sion is not history-related, but who are undertaking aproject of historical significance related to New Jersey,Morris County, or their organization, are welcome to ap-ply.

General Operating Support grants are used fornecessary expenses related to “keeping the doors open.”For example, an organization may apply for GOS fund-ing to cover the costs of insurance, heating oil/gas,

monthly maintenance or subscription fees for security or

an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Projects have abroader scope and have included archival, conservationand restoration projects and digitization projects; equip-ment for public programs; and printing of exhibit cata-logs and brochures, to name just a few.

For more information on the re-grant program,please visit our webpage on the Morris County websiteat !"##$%&"'()*(+,-"./!&0&/-#1()%/ or contact the Commis-

sion at 973.829.8117. !

VOL. 38, NO. 1 Winter 201

Re-Grant Program Begins Its 15th Year

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The dining room at Macculloch Hall will be one of several period rooms at the Museum that willbe fitted with period-correct wooden venetian blinds. Photo credit: Dan Beards.

The Heritage Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 re-grant awards:

Organization Type of Award AwardHistorical Society of Boonton Township GOS/Insurance $3,899Macculloch Hall Project/UV Blinds $4,197Mount Tabor Historical Society Project/Archives $4,779Parsippany Historical and Preservation Society GOS/Insurance $1,000Borough of Rockaway Historical Committee Project/Sign $2,215Green Pond History Association GOS/Insurance $1,794

http://morriscountynj.gov/mchc/grants/

http://morriscountynj.gov/mchc/grants/



ave you ever heard these stories repeated while on a tour of a

historic site or by an educator?

8 People were shorter in the 1800s.

8 They slept crosswise instead of lengthwise on a bed withtheir feet hanging over the side.

8 Slaves running to the North to escape slavery hid in cellars,

pie safes and other small spaces in every historic house.

8 Quilt patterns were used as secret codes to indicate which

houses were on the Underground Railroad.

8 All historic houses were either taverns, safe houses on the

Underground Railroad or hosted General George Washington.

These are just some of the myths that are spread in the media and

by the public. The tales mentioned are all stories we hear that are usu-

ally inaccurate or at best an exaggeration of the truth. As historians,

we sigh every time we hear one of them because the real historical ac-

count usually is much more rich and layered. History gets short-

changed with these tales that do not reflect the rest of the story. The

myths grab the imagination and are often handed down from genera-

tion to generation. They become problematic because once they’ve

been woven into the storyline, it can be very difficult to stop their pro-

liferation.

Unfortunately, the latest advances in self-publishing have led to

the spread of these falsehoods. Without editors to verify facts, check

sources or challenge erroneous conclusions, false or incomplete history

is being published, flooding the market with mythical accounts of his-

toric events.

Professional historians and members of history organizations are

also concerned about the lack of guidance when members of non-

history groups support a project which does not include valid histori-

cal research or cite primary and secondary sources and misinterprets

materials. Relying on myths to weave a narrative that cannot be sup-

ported by sound and accepted sources lends itself to the production or

publication that is trite, clichéd, and subject to erroneous conclusions.

Unfortunately, myths travel faster than the real truth. This may be

due in part because they are more colorful than the actual event. His-

torians, who understand the context in which history is presented and

have the skills to interpret the documentation required to support and

authenticate historical details and facts, attempt to get the “real story”

told.

While we all enjoy a good story, more understanding is needed to

divide myth from actual events. The truth is out there, and we need to

promote and remain ever vigilant in promoting history’s “real stories.”

Commissioners’ Corner

Kathy Fisher Morris County Heritage Commission

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ohn Dunado has been appointed tothe Heritage Commission by thefreeholders. Mr. Dunado is a past

president of the Historical Society ofRockaway Township, where he has beenactive in the Ford-Faesch House restora-

tion project. He is a member of the GreenPond History Association, the PicatinnyArsenal Historical Society and the DoverArea Historical Society. In addition, Mr.

Dunado has assisted on Morris CountyPark Commission projects and served onthe Historic Preservation Trust Fund Re-view Board. He has recently contractedwith Arcadia Publishing Company to

publish an Images of America book onRockaway Township.

Changes at the Commission

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(see Changes on page 3)

Heritage Commissioner John Dunado

Ford-Faesch House



Amanda Hefferan has joined the

Heritage Commission staff as the Ar-

chives Technician. Amanda majored

in history at NJIT and continued on to

finish her Master’s in Museum Pro-

fessions at Seton Hall University.

While working on her Master’s de-

gree, Ms. Hefferan fulfilled an intern-

ship with the Heritage Commission,

during which she worked with the

Mosquito Commission collection and

a collection of blue prints. She also

did some volunteer work in the ar-

chives prior to starting graduate

school. Currently, Amanda has been

organizing and re-inventorying the

archival collection following its move

to the Library. !

(from Changes on page 2)

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Inclined Plane 7E in the vicinity of the location of the contemporary Boardwalk

Heritage Commission Archives Technician Amanda Hefferan

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he Big Move – our yearlong

task here at the Morris

County Heritage Commission

is finally winding down. As we

mentioned in the 2015 editions ofthe Heritage Re-

view, last winter

we moved out

of the CulturalCenter, 300

Mendham

Road, our home

for more than

25 years. Wewere function-

ing with hun-

dreds of boxesstacked six feet

high through-out the new

space at the

Morris County Library. That was

just the microfilm collection, re-

search materials, office furniture,and supplies. Once at the library,

much of this was stored on tempo-

rary shelving until the high-density

rolling shelf system could be de-

signed, purchased and installed inthe summer, followed by new mi-

crofilm and map storage in Septem-

ber. Archivist Peg Shultz chipped

away at organizing and unpacking,

assisted by volunteers and commis-

sioners. Much material had to sit un-opened until shelv-

ing and cabinets

were installed.

Years of staff reduc-tions through hiring

freezes and retire-

ments, along with

deteriorating storage

conditions, havetaken a significant

toll on the archives,

once highly regarded

among other New

Jerseycounty

archives.

With this move, the Morris

County Freeholder Board

has made a significantfinancial investment in the

county’s archival docu-

ments and materials by

endorsing the move and

upgrading the facilities.There will be more to do

over the next several

years because our

collection has already

begun to expand asother county de-

partments have re-

sumed sending ma-

terial to be archived.

Over the course of

four weeks, startingin October 2015, we

were able to move the paper

archival records from a county

off-site storage location at theMorris View Healthcare Center.

By splitting the move, we were

better able to pack, track, proc-

ess and protect our most impor-

tant document collections. Hun-dreds of additional boxes and

loose books or ledgers arrived.

Buildings and Grounds staff are to be

commended for their ongoing assis-

tance and cooperation through this

entire process. The cooperation andsupport of the Morris County Library

staff have also been very important to

the success of the move. Our new

friends have helped us in so manyways, and we appreciate all they have

done.

A new part-time archives tech-

nician, Amanda Hefferan, has been

hired to begin the final reorganizationand ongoing management of the col-

lection. Ms. Hefferan previously per-

formed an intern project for the ar-

chives as she completed her Master of

Arts in MuseumProfessions at Se-

ton Hall Univer-

sity. We are very

pleased to have

her on board.

We are in the proc-

ess of unpacking,

sorting, cleaning,

assessing the con-dition of eachitem, setting up

databases, inven-

torying and cate-

gorizing the entire

collection. Manyitems will require

additional conser-

vation treatment to

stabilize and im-

prove their condi-

tion. With the newspace, reorganiza-

tion, and modern high-density shelv-

ing, Morris County’s archives should

again attain a highly regarded status.

We look forward to announcing

the reopening of the county archives

as quickly as feasible. Thank you for

your patience and support. Look for

further updates on our website,

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The Commission’s Many-phased MoveBy Kathy Murphy, Morris County Heritage Commission Chair

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Boxes moved from Morris View during phase 2 werehoused on temporary shelving.

During phase 1, the conference room was stacked with boxes from the Cultural Center.

High-density shelving was installed to

house archival books and documents.

http://www.morrisheritage.net/





Editor's IntroductionPicatinny Arsenal sits on nearly 5,753acres in the New Jersey Highlandsstraddling Rockaway and Jefferson

townships in northern Morris Countyand was founded in1880 by theUnitedStates Armyas the Picat-inny PowderDepot. TheNavy ac-quired a portion of the land in 1891 andestablished the Lake Denmark PowderDepot, later known as Lake Denmark

Naval Ammunition Depot. The instal-lation has a vast reserve of historic sitesand buildings which mirror its growth

from early powder depot to arsenal,including munitions manufacture andexperimental research and development.Its history traces World War I, WorldWar II and the Cold War, and takes inthe epic explosion caused by a lightningstrike in July 1926 at the Naval Am-munition Depot at Lake Denmarkwhich subsequently allowed for the re-configuring of the arsenal. The arsenal,

currently a U.S. Army research anddevelopment installation, strives to be arespectful steward of its cultural re-sources. The care displayed in the han-dling of Picatinny's historic and cul-tural resources described in the follow-ing article is a source of encouragementto all involved in historic preservation.

ith the advent of 2016 andthe 50th anniversary of the

National Historic Preserva-tion Act (NHPA), it is important to

reflect on the role federal agenciesplay in historic preservation and cul-tural resource management around

the country. The U.S. Army is a“steward to more than 66,000 historic

buildings, 82,000 inventoried archeo-logical sites, and Native Americansacred sites on 14 installations" (see

14&,1#!*,!$5/64#.$&4%/7#4%4#.4,1%89 ).Military installations are required to

have in place installation-wideIntegrated Cultural Resource

Management Plans (ICRMP), which

are developed under cultural resourceregulations such as the National

Historic Preservation Act, theArchaeological Resources Protection

Act, and the Native American GravesProtection and Repatriation Act.

Cultural resources in the U.S.Army include “historic properties”:buildings, districts, objects, sites, or

structures that meet eligibility criteriafor the National Register of Historic

Places (NRHP). Included in the listare artifacts, records, and material

remains that are related to a propertyor resource. Cultural resources alsoinclude “cultural items,” Native

American “sacred sites,” “archaeologicalresources,” “significant paleontological

items” and “archaeological artifact collec-tions and associated records" (see,333,:4;&4()4#,-"./8#"-#1!%/&'5)'#15/ ).

To date, USAG Picatinny hasinventoried 58 archaeological sites of

prehistoric and historic nature and 5National Register-eligible historic dis-

tricts that include over 115 historicproperties. USAG Picatinny is one ofonly two installations that act under

Army Alternate Procedures throughits Historic Properties Component

Plan. This plan serves as a supportingchapter to the ICRMP that detailsUSAG Picatinny’s requirements under

the National Historic Preservation Actand allows completion of historic

preservation reviews without havingto send project-by-project consultation

to the New Jersey Historic Preserva-

tion Office (NJ HPO) in Trenton.USAG Picatinny is required to follow

a set list of Standard Operating Proce-dures that was agreed upon with the

NJ HPO when a project may poten-tially have an adverse effect upon a

historic property or undeterminedcultural resource that may be eligiblefor the National Register.

USAG Picatinny also completeda Real Property Master Plan and Facil-

ity Reduction Program ProgrammaticAgreement (PA) in 2010, with three

subsequent amendments dating to July 2012. The plan incorporated con-sultation with the Advisory Council

on Historic Preservation; NJ HPO;federally recognized Native American

tribes; and 12 federal, state, and localagencies and historical societies, in-

cluding the Morris County HeritageCommission. This agreementincluded procedures for

mitigation requirements suchas historic district signage;

display of a temporary mu-seum exhibit that travels re-

gionally around Morris andSussex counties for a periodof two years; documentation

of a Cultural LandscapeAnalysis across not only Pi-

catinny Arsenal, but also theformer Lake Denmark Naval

Ammunition Depot where

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Preserving Cultural Resources at Picatinny ArsenalBy Jason Huggan, M.A., R.P.A.

(see Picatinny on page 8)

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1921 photo and current view of Bldg 3250, former Naval Commander’s Quarters, from Lake Denmark

Naval Ammunition Depot Cultural Landscape Analysis

https://www.fedcenter.gov/programs/cultural/



http://aec.army.mil/Services/Preserve.aspx

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Trenton Evening Times

Monday, May 7, 1915

Liner Lusitania, with Many Ameri-

cans Aboard, is Torpedoed and

SunkLiverpool, May 7 – The Giant CunardLiner Lusitania, with a heavy pas-senger list of American citizens, wastorpedoed and sunk off the Irishcoast this afternoon.

No loss of life is reported yet….The Lusitania was torpedoed at 2:33this afternoon.


Monday, May 7, 1915Washington, May 7 – Neither theBritish nor the German embassy hadreceived any news up to 1:45 p.m. ofthe reported attack on the Lusitania.

In view of the number of Americans

on board, it was conceded an attackon the liner would involve capital

international issues.


August 23, 1915

Wilson Will Start Preparing For War,

If Break NecessaryWashington, D.C., August 23—Anoutline of the steps to be taken by theadministration, once it is found in-

compatible with the country’s self-respect to maintain further diplomaticrelations with Germany, has just beenobtained from a high government of-ficial.

Secretary of War Garrison’s plan[is] to increase the standing army to200,000 and to organize 600,000 other

trained troops as a volunteer reserve

army.Secretary of the Navy Daniels’

navy budget, providing [sic] for fouror six battleships, a large number ofsubmarines and aero planes, and aconsistently large number of cruisers,destroyers and auxiliaries.


January 12, 1916

Wilson opposed to compulsion – Not

in Favor of Compulsory Military

Service, Chairman Hay Tells theHouse Committee on Military Af-

fairs

Washington, Jan. 12 – President Wil-son is opposed to compulsory mili-tary service, Chairman Hay today toldthe House Committee on Military Af-fairs.

Assistant Secretaryof War Breckinridgetold the committeethe plan for the or-

ganization of thecontinental armywould be more satis-factory to the WarDepartment if en-listment were madecompulsory insteadof voluntary, butadmitted that thePresident dissents.

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Quips and Quotes from Morris County’s Past By Peg Shultz

(see Quips & Quotes on page 7)

RMS Lusitania

hough Theodore Roosevelt and other Republicans

were pushing for U.S. intervention in World War I,Woodrow Wilson, elected in 1912, maintained a

position of neutrality throughout the first several years of

the war. In 1916, The United States was almost completelyunprepared to participate in the conflict that had beenraging in Europe since 1914. Military resources had been

strained fighting against Pancho Villa during his raids onstates in the American Southwest and the Punitive

Expedition in Mexico.Military manpower and supplies were at their lowest

numbers since the Civil War. Two events led to America’sneed to increase its military defenses: the sinking of the

RMS Lusitania in May 1915, which killed more than 125Americans, 49 of whom were from New Jersey, and thesinking of the Italian passenger liner SS Ancona, whichkilled 25 Americans.

In response to the attacks, President Wilson signed theNational Defense Act in 1916, which provided for thegradual expansion of the regular army and reserve unitsthrough volunteer enlistments and the draft. More than 24million men registered for the draft, and almost 2.7 millionmen were conscripted into the army. The number ofvolunteer enlistments was slightly over 300,000.

With war on the horizon, these events were followedclosely by the citizens of Morris County and New Jersey.!

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Jersey Journal

January 26, 1916

Universal Military ServiceUniversal military service, as advo-cated by Colonel Roosevelt and oth-ers, on a plan combining the featuresof the Swiss and Australian systems,would give this country in a fewyears a partially trained army of re-serves numbering from 10,000,000 to

20,000,000, and eventually this num-ber would probably be doubled.

While it is right that in a republicthe burden of defending the countryshould fall upon all capable of bearingarms, and all such should be trainedto meet this duty, nevertheless a per-plexing and very costly problem

would arise if we had a citizen sol-diery far more numerous than any ofthe trained armies of Europe, andgrowing as fast as the increase ofpopulation.

There is such a thing as overdoingthis preparedness business. Thecountry must not lose its head or beled astray by the half-baked theoriesof extremists.

President Wilson’s program, muchas it has been criticized by those wholook into the future though darkened

glasses, appears to offer a happy me-dium. If carried out, it will make sub-stantial additions to our naval andmilitary defense, without incurringdebts that would be oppressive. As-suredly this country is not war madand it is not scared to death over themadness of Europe.


February 4, 1916

Say Germany Refuses Disavowal of

Lusitania--Albanian Ports Raided

Germany Again Refuses Disavowal

of Lusitania, Is Message from Berlin

Berlin – Unless America waives dis-avowal of the sinking of the Lusitaniaor agrees to submit the question toThe Hague arbitration, an amicableadjustment of the German-American

controversy is impossible.This is the unanimous view taken

by German officials and Berlin news-

papers today.. . . one of Germany’s . . . influentialnewspapers, declared today thatGermany has done her utmost toprove her friendship for America.The newspaper further declared thatGermany cannot admit that the sink-ing of the Lusitania was in violationof international law.


December 29, 1916

Every Man Liable For War ServiceThose between 18 and 45 Can Be

Drafted for National GuardWashington – Every able-bodied malecitizen of the United States betweenthe ages of 18 and 45 years is held li-able for service in the National Guardin war time without further act ofCongress, by War Department regula-tions for the government of the guardissued under the National DefenseAct. !

Army National Guard World War I recruiting poste

(from Quips & Quotes on page 6)

Theodore Roosevelt, 1916

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Publication of the Morris CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders

Kathryn A. DeFillippo, DirectorWilliam “Hank” Lyon, Deputy Director

Douglas R. CabanaJohn Cesaro

Thomas J. Mastrangelo Christine Myers Debra Smith

Morris County Heritage Commission

Kathy Murphy, ChairLarry Fast, Vice Chair

Miriam Morris, Secretary Joyce Kanigel, Treasurer

John Dunado, Jr. Epsey Farrell, Ph.D.Kathy Fisher Joe Macasek

Bonnie-Lynn Nadzeika

Peg Shultz, Archivist/Acting Director Amanda Hefferan , Archives Technician

Electronic versions can be

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the 1926 explosion occurred; a historic district narrative website!333,8$&1,1#!*,!$5/41;/E'5)'#15/7$&1)$((*C$%)"#$&J$%)#$&)%/$(;49,0)!5 "; and theestablishment of historic district viewsheds, which have led to architectural

design considerations for the installation’s design guide. The procedures andmitigation under the agreement have allowed USAG Picatinny to demolish

over 200 buildings, with 35 ofthem being historic properties

eligible for the NRHP.Finally, USAG Picatinny hasan active outreach program.

There are tours featuring theinstallation’s history, the Ad-

ministration and ResearchHistoric District, and the

Revolutionary War-era ceme-tery known as the WaltonBurial Ground. Presentations

are available to locally inter-ested organizations about

USAG Picatinny's CulturalResources Program and its recently completed projects. These efforts have re-

ceived the following recognitions: the 2013 NJ HPO Historic PreservationAward; the FY 2014 Secretary of the Army Environmental Award for Cultural

Resources Management, Small Installation; and the 2015 Secretary of DefenseEnvironmental Award for Cultural Resources Management, Small Installation.

Jason Huggan is currently Cultural Resource Manager and Garrison Archaeologist at

USAG Picatinny !

(from Picatinny on page 5)

Tour being conducted by the Arsenal Historian, Dr. Patrick Owens, and Cultural Resource Manager Jason Huggan

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