Small Towns of NJ - Part 1: Upper Freehold - Emley's Hill, and Allentown
So here begins a sort of side project inside the vlog as a whole. Inspired by many shows on TV that show the intrinsic beauty of places around us both near and far, and having a great appreciation for that myself, I present to you Small Towns of New Jersey. In this series, I will try to capture the character and beauty of the small towns and villages of New Jersey (to begin with, we may start to do other states as we travel) from an aerial perspective.
Part 1: Upper Freehold - Emley's Hill and Cream Ridge
Upper Freehold encompasses a number of small incorporated and unincorporated towns and villages, including Emley's Hill, a part of Cream Ridge, and Allentown.
Featured in the view on Emley's Hill is Emley's Hill EMC, a church founded in 1790. Prominent in the video, is Bullock Farm which also houses Screamin' Hill Brewery, New Jersey's only Farm Brewery. A number of other farms and homesteads are visible as well as Six Flags Great Adventure in neighboring Jackson, New Jersey.
Allentown was founded in 1709, originally as Allen's Town centered around the mill built by Nathan Allen. According to Allentown's Borough Website
The village was originally settled in the 18th Century and was known as Allen's Town. Like most country villages in colonial days, Allentown developed around its mill which was built by Nathan Allen in the early 1700's. As the farms in the area grew, so did the need for blacksmith shops, wheelwrights, carriage makers, chair makers, shoemakers, seamstresses and tailors. By the end of the 18th Century more than 24 commercial enterprises existed within the village boundaries. The Borough of Allentown was and is today a center for travel across New Jersey. Main Street was a main route of travel from the Amboy's Port to Burlington during the 18th Century.
Allentown has produced from its residents, six United State Congressman, a New Jersey Governor, a governor of the Washington Territory and the first Chief Justice of New Jersey, who was also a signer of the U.S. Constitution.
The Borough of Allentown continues to be a strong regional village providing employment opportunities, a variety of housing choices, is centrally located and is able to provide public services. Today, Allentown strives to maintain it's past history while attempting to offer the best in unique community living.
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