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The John W. Blodgett Estate, also known as Brookby, is an historic landmark at 250 Plymouth Rd, SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 [ 1 ] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977. [ 2 ]
John Wood Blodgett Sr. (1860-1951) was a lumberman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was born on a frontier farm where the present village of Hersey, Michigan , now sits, to logging and sawmill operation owner Delos A. and Jane Wood Blodgett.
Mellick writes: [9] at one time Washington contemplated his removal to New Brunswick. Indeed he was arrested and put on parole, but was permitted to remain at Middlebrook. At the Battle of Bound Brook, on April 13, 1777, Van Horne hosted British General Charles Cornwallis for breakfast and American Generals Benjamin Lincoln and Nathanael Greene for supper.
The Abbott Farm Historic District is a National Historic Landmark archaeological site in New Jersey. It is the largest known Middle Woodland village of its type on the East Coast of the United States. [3] Significant evidence suggests that the Delaware River floodplain was occupied by Paleoindian people for a long period. [4]
Minnie Cumnock Blodgett (1862–1931) graduated from Vassar College in 1884, later becoming a trustee (1917–1931). She is the mother of Katharine Blodgett Hadley (VC '20), who was also a Vassar trustee (1942–1954), and was chairman of the Board (1945–1952).
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In his memory, his mother purchased a large parcel of land for twenty thousand dollars and gave Madison, New Jersey, the property and the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building which was dedicated on Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30, 1935, and used as the borough hall. The New York Times published that the building cost $800,000. Mrs.
Cross Estate Gardens, containing both formal and native plant gardens, is located at 61 Jockey Hollow Road in the borough of Bernardsville in Somerset County, New Jersey. It is part of the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site of the Morristown National Historical Park. [1] The property was acquired in 1975 by the National Park Service. [2]