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From: "Christopher Vitz" cvitz AT hotmail DOT com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:59:36 -0400
Subject: Morristown Bumping Block
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A little more info....

I have attached several maps of the location through the years and a recent
aerial photo,

The oldest being 1910 show the freight house and yard at the Morristown
Station. It also shows the trolley line in Morris Ave. As you can see the
track comes right out to Morris Avenue and 1910 fits with the age of those
blocks

The second plan shows Morris Avenue in 1952 and shows the freight house
still in place but no Lafayette Avenue. This would seem to me to be the
same freight house shown on the 1910 plan.

The last attachment is a color aerial photo of location taken in 2002. Note
the trees and brush in place. I placed an arrow pointing to the block.
Those trees were removed last year and new plantings installed. I have
driven past this location every work day for the last 9 years and the
bumping block has been there all that time, covered by the growth.

Bottom line is, it wasn't moved...

Paul T., I emailed this to you directly in case it doesn't upload. I wasn't
sure if files over one MB will upload automatically.

Chris



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