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(MARI)TIME WARP! 1782: TOMS RIVER BLOCKHOUSE RAID, CAPT. HUDDY HANGING & CONTROVERSY

This time we reprint Continental rebel and British nationalist reports on and arguments over the Toms River blockhouse raid and later hanging of patriot leader Joshua Huddy through various American and British newspapers in 1782.

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(MARI)TIME WARP! 1882: DETAILED MEMORIES OF BARNEGAT PIRATES (PART 2)

Today we share the second part of the account of an enterprising reporter who interviewed old-time residents of our shore area, including one retired “pirate,” to get details on the activity of famed “Barnegat Pirates,” published by the Philadelphia Times on July 24th, 1882 and rediscovered thanks to Newspapers.com.

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(MARI)TIME WARP! 1882: DETAILED MEMORIES OF BARNEGAT PIRATES (PART 1)

Today we share the account of an enterprising reporter who interviewed old-time residents of our shore area, including one retired “pirate,” to get details on the 1830s activity of famed “Barnegat Pirates,” published by the Philadelphia Times on July 24th, 1882 and rediscovered thanks to Newspapers.com.

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