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Bordentown Township Mayor Steve Benowitz cuts the ribbon for Curaleaf in Bordentown on Aug. 27, 2021. (Facebook Photo/Burlington Mercer Chamber of Commerce.)

Area’s cannabis business outlook continues to evolve Bordentown to consider retail cannabis in 2022 as Bordentown City follows new ordinance By ReBeKAh SchrOeDer

Bordentown Township residents could see a retail cannabis store sometime in the next year if the township’s committee decides on a new ordinance—one that allows for one retail cannabis distribution license in the highway commercial zone. Last June, Bordentown passed an ordinance that prohibited recreational canna-

bis establishments in town. Now, a new ordinance is being crafted for consideration during the first quarter of next year, said Michael Theokas, Bordentown Township administrator. The new measure would follow all of the standard procedures of public comments and notification. The proposed change would not specify a company or property, although Bordentown’s Curaleaf, which is

currently operating as a medical cannabis dispensary only, could include retail sales in their repertoire if they choose to apply for a license. The Curaleaf facility, which is located at 191 U.S. 130, within the township’s designated highway commercial zone, opened as the company’s 109th facility in August 2021. Company officials appeared before the township committee with a presentation proposing the sale of recreational marijuana in town. “They’ve been a very good neighbor and a good corporate citizen to the township,” See HABITAT, Page 6

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AroUND toWN Township police hold departmental awards ceremony The Bordentown Township Police Department held its first ever awards ceremony at Villa Mannino on Dec. 4, recognizing the achievements of officers for actions done during the course of their duties. Recognized with awards for Good Conduct were Chief Brian Pesce, Capt. Shawn Mount, Lt. Frank Nucera III, Lt. Nathan Roohr, Sgt. Anthony Biddle, Sgt. Joseph Ciabattoni, Sgt. Christopher Burns, Detective Sgt. Joshua Pavlov, Sgt. Keith Stahl, Patrolman Jeffrey Kotora, Patrolman Erich Hess and Patrolman Kevin Guire. Recognized for Honorable Service were Nucera, Biddle, Burns, Pavlov, Stahl, Kotora, Hess, Guire, Patrolman Ryan Forster, Patrolman Keith Alexander, Patrolman Pete Appelmann, Det. Anthony Nagle, Patrolman Adam Edwards, Patrolman Sean Ferrari and SLEO/ACO Nicole Bencivengo. Mount was recognized for Honorable Discharge, and Pesce for Chief’s Achievement. Roohr, Patrolman James Chiarello and Patrolman Joshua Gardner were honored for Meritorious Service. Biddle, Pavlov, Chiarello, Forster,

Chase Potocny were recognized with Lifesaving awards. Recently retired Sgt. Wayne Lebak gave the invocation.

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Bordentown Township Police Patrolman Jeffrey Kotora, pictured with wife Melissa and their children, was honored Nov. 6 as the department’s 2020 Veteran Home Town Hero. (Facebook photo.) Ferrari and Gardner were honored Kotora was honored as the recipient for Exceptional Service, while Bid- of the 2020 Veteran Home Town Hero dle, Applemann, Nagle and Edwards award, while Chiarello, Guire, Patrolreceived Unit Citations. man Mike Moloney and Patrolman

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NEWS continued from Page 3 Randy Now’s Man Cave; an unnamed entry by Catherine Loye, on display at Icon Boutique; “The Hob” by the HOB Tavern Family, on display at Town Barber Shop; an unnamed entry by Mason and Morgan Hunter, on display at Just Make It Sew; “Visiting Grandparents” by Winifred Pell and Rachel Farrow, on display at The Artful Deposit; an unnamed entry by Christine Mendelowitz, on display at Broomstick Betty; “Santa on the West Coast” by The Forbes-Tilley Family, on display at The Old Bookshop; an unnamed entry by Smylie’s Ice Cream Shop, on display at the shop; and “The Night Before Cats’mas” by Black Cat Barn Art and Design, on display at Bombadil Plant Shop. The Bordentown City Creative Team is a subcommittee of the Bordentown City Green Team. Its stated mission is to seek to establish a vision for the community about how the arts and culture can contribute to the Bordentown City Green Team’s future. The Bordentown City Green Team meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Carslake Community Center.

Historical Society receives $250K in grants The Bordentown Historical Society closed the 2021 fundraising year with $246,685 in grants awarded. The year also saw record-breaking returns of the Spring Garden Tour and Harrowing History, rededication of the Schoolhouse, and Clara Barton’s Birthday Celebration to name just a few of our meaningful events.

“We are proud of the Society’s many accomplishments this past year, especially the attention directed to Clara Barton, her Schoolhouse, and her incredible achievements that reinforced her status as a true American Icon,” said BHS co-president, Steven Lederman, in a news release. A major focus for the Society in 2021 was the 200th anniversary of Clara Barton’s birthday on Dec. 25. The milestone presented the opportunity for the BHS to progress the restoration and preservation of the original one-room Clara Barton Schoolhouse. The effort will be propelled by a $181,000, 60/40 matching capital grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust. The largest contribution, $42,500, was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, President’s Grant Fund of the Princeton Area Foundation. Also providing grants were Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services/Siever’s Grant, $9,970 for program support; The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey awarded the Bordentown Historical Society, $7,715 for work to be done on the first floor of the Friends’ Meeting House; The NJ Council for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities And the American Rescue Plan Act – Covid Response Grant, $5,000 grant for program support; New Jersey Manufacturers, $500 for general support. The Bordentown Historical Society is a private nonprofit originally formed in 1930. The an all-volunteer organization aims to promote access to Bordentown’s rich past with exhibits, lectures, tours, interpretive museum space and important preservation activities.

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Retail sales will be limited to the city’s part of Routes 130 and confirming the appropriate zoning.” The company would then have to 206—a choice made to minimize the approach the state of New Jersey for effects of parking and traffic. “We’ve taken a measured approach approval, and if they are successful, will return to the township for site plan to allow a limited number of busiapproval. Any establishments who nesses to locate in carefully targeted become officially recognized must areas, which will pave the way to revicomply with all regulations and site talize several underutilized properties and at the same time, provide longconditions. During the Nov. 22 township com- term financial benefits to taxpayers in mittee meeting, the involved parties the city,” Bordentown City Mayor Jendiscussed retail cannabis use, then nifer Sciortino said. Also created with the ordinance is asked the community development director to draft a new ordinance for a local Cannabis Advisory Committee, a group of seven who will help vet consideration. The state of New Jersey offers six applications for local licenses, then classes of licenses for recreational can- make recommendations to the city nabis: cultivator, manufacturer, whole- commissioners. Eight out of ten Bordentown City saler, distributor, retailer and delivery. “The other five we will consider, voters were in favor of the 2020 ballot also, but again, there’s no answer. We option on recreational cannabis, showstill have to discuss that, and we’ve ing “ample support” from the commubeen doing this, as I said before, in nity, Sciortino said. Several businesses have reached public. 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Elevation and map of planned Habitat For Humanity duplexes set to be built on Thorntown Lane in Bordentown Township. (Image courtesy of Habitat For Humanity of Burlington and Mercer Counties.) project. “The part fronting Crosswicks Rd. is going to be a landscaped public area,” noted Theokas. “There will be a stormwater basin at the back. Each unit address will be Thorntown Rd.” Theokas, Fox, and Lori Leonard, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Burlington and Mercer Counties, all agreed that this partnership was a

win-win at all levels. “Habitat brings such a strength in their reputation and a great track record with their projects,” said Theokas. “This is going to give ten families the opportunity to own a brand-new home for a reasonable number to raise a family in our township.” Fox and Leonard spoke about the application process for families who might want to own one of the ten units.

“It’s almost the same as qualifying for a mortgage,” said Fox. “Families have to have to show a need. For example, are they living in subhousing situations? There can be no foreclosures in the last three years.” Habitat works with potential homeowners on personal finances. Each family gets a mentor to help them learn about the responsibilities of home ownership. Families have to raise money for a down payment on the property. And, those lucky enough to secure a home must remain in the home for at least 30 years. “We talk about budgeting with them,” said CEO Leonard. “We connect them with other agencies all in an effort to help them learn how to manage their money. There are also grant programs where people can apply for funding.” In the end, noted Leonard, “this is a scary and overwhelming step for some families. Habitat is not going to set people up for failure.” The township committee voted unanimously on December 13th to deliver the property to Habitat. After ironing out a few more details, Habitat will bring in crews to build foundations. The homes are pre-fabricated and every home has to meet EnergyStar requirements. “We are really lucky to have a partnership with Whirlpool,” said Leonard. “Every Habitat Home in the country gets a free stove and refrigerator. Other appliances are offered through Whirlpool at a discount”. In fact, much of Habitat for Human-

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Improving Your Health

Perhaps the number one resolution, year after year, is to live more healthfully. From choosing the right foods to exercising daily, there are a multitude of ways to live a more sound lifestyle. Dr. Kintur Sanghvi, owner of NJ Heart & Vascular Care in Princeton and Hamilton, says that heart health (and overall fitness) starts with the diet and daily intake of water. It is important, he says, to pay attention to what we put into our bodies, and to take care to avoid greasy, salty, or processed foods. “Most of us eat food on the fly,” says Dr. Sanghvi. “We never have time to sit down. We all just eat quickly and move on.” Paying attention to diet and the effect on the body can be life-changing. Dr. Sanghvi, a cardiologist and cardiovascular physician, started

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One thing that long standing family businesses have in common is their stories. Stories that may have been handed down through generations of owners, employees and customers. The history in photos, documents and memories are comforting and provide us with a sense of continuity and community. Long standing family businesses provide us with comfort and roots. Since 1933 there has been an inn near the airport on Bear Tavern Road in Ewing that has been welcoming travelers. Providing hospitality to airport patrons and locals alike, Al’s Airport Inn is keeping the tradition alive and looking to the future. Nestled on a flat plain in the middle of rolling hills, it is easy to think back 88 years and see the warmly lit inn on the outskirts of the airfield, as you climb out of the newly burgeoning transport mode of passenger airplanes. Family owned and operated, Al’s Airport Inn is now owned by Carrie Ann Bondi, and she is looking to enhance the traditional tavern experi-

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Carrie Ann Bondi owns and operates Al’s Airport Inn in Ewing. ence. Taking the time during a shutdown for the pandemic to remodel the floors, ceilings and painting the interior, the inn retains its colonial

feel but is much newer and brighter inside. “Of course we kept the building looking like “Al’s”. We had to keep the exposed beams, woodwork, and

brick. The original building dates back to the 1700s and we want to showcase that,” states Bondi. Originating right after the airport was built in 1929, Al’s Airport Inn was purchased from by Bondi from her husband’s grandmother in 2018. “It was time for Grandmom to retire as she was in her 90s and it was either sell it to strangers or buy the inn.” Say Bondi. “My husband’s grandparents acquired the business from Al Jones and his wife from which they were partnered with in the Jones’ later years. The inn is named after Al, of course.” Starting a new venture was almost as important as keeping the inn within the family. Previously working as a marketing and social media consultant, Bondi took the chance, purchased the inn, and has not looked back. “We were forced to close for 8 months due to the pandemic and have been slowly building back to 25, 50 and now 100 percent capacity. We are especially grateful to our community. We could not have done it without their loyalty and encourage-

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“There have also been instances ment. Many places did not re-open, of more than natural events inside long-established places, so we are the tavern. Chairs being pushed in truly appreciative of the support,” by unseen hand and lights flickersays Bondi. “The regulars were very ing at closing time. These are mostly excited as we re-opened. They had acknowledged to be Al Jones, the been cooped up a long time and were original owner and it is his way of very happy to see the changes made helping to prepare for closing as he here.” did many, many times.” Many in Ewing frequent Al’s as Family and community oriented, they may miss the venerable FredAl’s Airport Inn continues a longdie’s Tavern, which closed in 2019. standing family business in a time Freddie’s was also opened in 1933 and when it sometimes seems that chain was operated by the Urbano family restaurants are taking over and home for generations. “Many of the Urbacooking is a thing of the past. Connos will frequent Al’s now and enjoy tinuing the traditions of the Al’s Aira meal,” says Bondi. “We still have a port Inn, and starting new ones, is hometown feel that people enjoy. This surely a welcome sight from the air or is still a people oriented business, and from the ground. that is impossible to achieve with a Al’s Airport Inn, 636 Bear Tavern chain restaurant.” Al’s Airport Inn offers table seating as well as bar seating. Road, Ewing. Open Sundays through Patrons are longtime residents of Thursdays, noon to midnight, and Frithe area, people affiliated with the airBeing family oriented is impor- patrons and area residents have days and Saturdays, noon to 2 a.m. port, even travelers on flight delays. “The upgrades to the airport and the tant to Bondi. The inn played a large seen these soldiers. It is generally 609-883-5252 or www.alsairporuptick in travel again are very help- part in her current family history too. understood that they are still walking tinn.com. ful to the Inn,” says Bondi. “We even She met her future husband, Joseph, around here.” get people who come in after their fly- here, as it was his family’s business. ing lessons. After their lessons!” she Their 7- and 9-year-old boys, Wyatt and Ryder, are already showing interreiterates. Al’s now has a full-time chef in est in the restaurant by both offering Chris Warms, and a whole new menu. recipe suggestions and providing tastThere are appetizers, daily soups and ing services. Bondi emphasizes inclusion at the specials along with pub fare of burgers, tacos and sandwiches. There is inn. “We have a monthly LGBQT much more variety, and the menu is happy hour, but make everyone feel updated via the website with specials welcome every day of the week. We want to keep a community feel for the announced on social media. Joseph Vargo and his wife Kim entire community. We host fundraisare Ewing residents and longtime ers, parties and other events to celepatrons of Al’s. They have noticed brate the community we serve. Incluthe changes and the new menu. sion is very important to us. Very “Now there is much better selection important.” With Bondi’s background in marand whole dinners. Previously they served mostly bar snacks. Now with keting and social media, communicadinners offered, it is much more of a tion is key. “We announce our music schedule, drink destination. They specials and have definitely menu favorites kept the corner Many in Ewing frequent Laptop Laptop Tune-Up Tune-Up Includes: Includes: (+ tax) on Facebook and bar feeling but get great reacwith great food Al’s as they may miss tions. Immediand a more family  Full Full Scan Scan of Virus, of Virus, Malware Malware & Spyware& Spyware ate connection to atmosphere. 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Bulldogs win another West Jersey football title By Rich Fisher

While “dynasty” may or may not be too strong of a word to use, “promising” is certainly a good description of the Bordentown Bulldogs 115-pound football team. The talented group of 11- and 12-year-old players won their fourth West Jersey Youth Football League (WJYFL) championship Nov. 27, taking a 27-0 victory over Belmawr in the playoff finals. It marked the fourth WJYFL championship in the past five years for a group of which 90 percent of the nucleus has been intact since it came together as 7-year-olds. Under coach Thomas Lee, Bordentown won the 85-pound league crown in 2017 and took the 100-pound titles in 2018 and 2019. After falling in the 115-pound finals last year, they reclaimed their throne by finishing 9-1 this season. It was a group that Bordentown High School varsity coach Skip Edwards watched with great interest, since they are potential future Scotties. “I had the opportunity to see them play Robbinsville in the (playoff) semifinals,” said Edwards, whose own team went 10-1 this year. “I came away impressed with the players, coaching staff and the fans. The Bulldogs were impressive from the start to the finish.” Bordentown allowed just six touchdowns all season, with three of them

coming in a 19-18 victory over Northern Burlington. Its lone loss came to Lawrence when several players were missing after having contact with Covid 19 sufferers. With the Bulldogs sterling history, this latest success did not come as a surprise. “To be honest, going into any season the goal is to win it all,” Lee said. “It’s not to make the playoffs, not to have a winning record but to win it all. Every time we step on the field we expect to win, every time we lose, the whole city is down, the fans are down.” The Bulldog players were Thomas Lee (CB/QB), Connor Peters (S), Tahj McCrary (LB), Terril Tift (RB/LB), Xzavier Torres (DE), August Cassidy (DT/OT), Nick Cucchiaro (S), Gregory Stainaker (TE), Jadin Perez (OT), Jordan Carthan (RB), Aidan Peters (DE), Connor Bramley (LB), Gabe Fresco (OT), Jazeer Oliver (OT/DT), Pierce Peters (OT), Jaxon Raynor (DT), William Buddenbaum (S), Jumari Glover (RB), Jose Santiago (WR) and Ty Brabrook (WR), who unfortunately missed the final two games with a concussion. It was a group with few weaknesses. “We had everything,” Lee said. “We teach three things – be physical, play disciplined and don’t have penalties, and be conditioned. We condition hard. That was our three mottos, if we do all three stages of the game we

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The Bordentown Bulldogs won their fourth West Jersey Youth Football League championship on Nov. 27. could dominate any game.” And did they? “Most of the games were blowouts,” Lee said. “The game against Northern Burlington was probably one of the best games I ever coached in; that was a close one. And we lost to Lawrence in overtime. They were the only close ones.” When it came down to the playoffs, the Bulldogs couldn’t be touched as they beat Robbinsville 32-12 in the semifinals before recording their seventh shutout against Belmawr. “We play very physical on defense,” Lee said. “We had a stout defense. I’m talking about hard-nosed defense in the playoffs. The championship game is supposed to be the best of the best and we didn’t give up a point.” Offensively, the coach estimated that Bordentown ran the ball 60 percent of the time and passed it 40 percent, which is a high number by youth standards. “We threw the ball a lot this year, we were like the (Super Bowl champion)

Rams in 1999 – the Greatest Show on Turf,” Lee said. “We had a quarterback (Lee’s son Thomas) who could throw the ball and we had receivers that could catch it. It threw a lot of teams off this year because a lot of the teams in this league run 99 percent of the time. And I was surprised, we were throwing the ball downfield, throwing straight fly routes and corner routes.” Lee started with this group of players when they first came together in 2013 as 5-year-old flag football players. The coach was not predicting any future championships at the time. “When I took them as little kids they couldn’t even tie their own shoes or buckle their own chin straps,” he said. “Some were crying, some didn’t want to play. I have watched these kids grow from boys to become little men. I have watched kids who didn’t want to play who want to play. I have watched kids who didn’t want to run the ball who want to run the ball. I have watched kids who could not catch the ball, period, to learn how to catch.

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“I also see kids who didn’t know the plays. They couldn’t see the holes on offense or the gaps on defense, and they learned the whole offense and how to run plays. At first we were calling left, right, left right. Now we actually call the plays and everybody knows where to line up.” Lee did not coach the team its first year as 85-pounders, but has been with it for the four championships since. This past summer, many of the

team’s players attended Bordentown High’s youth football camp. “Our coaches were impressed with the athletic ability of the group,” Edwards said. “Observing the team against Robbinsville it was clear we have talent coming up in the future. The backfield of the Bulldogs is skilled and their offensive line worked as a unit. What that means for the Scotties is talent is starting to come from the feeder program. It now becomes imperative for the players to stay in Bordentown when they become high school players.” Lee would love for nothing more than that, as he proudly noted several players he formerly coached helped the Scotties this season. He was quick to pass around credit, saying “it was a big team effort.” “I want to give a shout-out to all my (six) assistant coaches, they did a great job,” said Lee, whose team moves up to 140-pounds next year. “A big shout-out goes to President Phil Allen, he worked with me a lot; and a big shout-out to the parents for trusting me with their kids during this period of Covid. They could have sat the kids out. Football is a contact sport, you have to touch somebody, so for them to trust me with their kids and their lives means a lot to me.” Lee returned that trust with yet another championship. It’s a dynasty at the youth level, and a team of promise for the future of Bordentown High football.

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The snort of the Iron Bull DOUG KIOVSKY THE BEND IN THE RIVER

Without a doubt, the bucolic fabric of our country and the world changed with the advent of an industry known as railroading. It transformed quaint simple towns into robust cities brimming with necessities needed to manufacture goods. From the fertile landscapes, factories grew. Smoke puffing from towering stacks drew individuals and immigrants alike in their quest to earn a decent living. Freight yards were dangerous places but critical factors in the transportation of commodities such as coal, lumber, stone, agricultural products, general merchandise and U.S. Mail. Passenger lines were a part of daily life too. Everything could be shipped great distances within a matter of hours or days instead of weeks or months. People were now reaping the rewards of an outside world that they had never dreamed would have been possible years earlier. In the nineteenth century, the definition of a “workhorse” changed from heavy animal labor to industrial machinery. When inventor John Fitch introduced his vessel along the Delaware River near Bordentown, he recognized the fact that steam-powered ships would one day rule our waterways. However, he never would have imagined that his premonition applied to the land as well. One individual that had witnessed Fitch’s propulsion system in action was John Stevens (1749-1838), a lawyer, inventor, self-taught engineer and proponent of the steam engine. Unlike Fitch, Stevens had considerable wealth and a stellar Revolutionary War record. He had the ambition in realiz-

The “John Bull” locomotive, 1874. (Photo courtesy of the Bordentown Historical Society.) ing his goals. In 1804, he introduced a steamdriven ferry service that crossed the Hudson River from Hoboken to New York City as the first in the world to operate on a regular schedule. Despite its success, influential New York monopolists forced Stevens to discontinue its service in less than two years. During the War of 1812, when merchant ships were relentlessly attacked by British ships in the Atlantic, Stevens dove deeper in his pursuit to promote his railroad as the most viable solution in countering these prob-

lems. In doing so, the uncompromising 65-year-old decided to survey the proposed route himself and present the findings to the New Jersey Legislature. It is considered the first railroad survey in the nation. The logical land route went from the Delaware River to the Raritan Bay with Bordentown serving as the ideal destination between the land and water. Despite the approval of state legislation in 1815, the charter plan for funding the country’s first railroad was met with failure. Stevens never gave up hope, and a decade later built the first locomotive on a circular track around his Hoboken estate for all to see. Known as the “steam waggon,” it proved its worth with politicians, but it was five years before the state’s first commercial railroad to be incorpo-

rated by charter as the Camden and Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Company along with its fierce adversary, the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company. Although rejuvenated with delight, at 81 years of age, Stevens instructed his son, Robert, to execute the next phase of the plan by sailing to England to purchase a locomotive and almost 600 iron rails (16’ in length), since rolling mills in this country were incapable of producing them. According to tradition, it is said that Robert Stevens (1787-1856) spent his free time onboard ship whittling a wooden model of the world’s first flanged T-rail and spike with his jackknife. Like his father, he was a hungry businessman, with a ferocious appetite for inventing. Arriving at the shop of builder

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Robert Stephenson, Stevens was impressed seeing an actual steam locomotive in action and enthusiastically ordered a similar engine to be shipped to the United States. Taking time, 5,000 parts of the locomotive were made from rolled iron including rods and bolts. The wooden drive wheels were made from locust wood, with the width between them measuring 4 feet, 8 ½ inches, which was the standard or gauge. Most railroads in the U.S. emulated the gauge sizes in England. Ten tons of iron were packed in crates and shipped to Philadelphia before the final destination up the Delaware River to Bordentown. On Sept. 4, 1831, the veil to the future of rail travel was raised. About a mile or two south of town, where the large wharf loomed, the distorted image of an approaching sloop came into view. Standing close to the water was Robert Stevens, his brother Edwin (the financial genius of the family), several investors from the Camden and Amboy Railroad, curious townsfolk, and a 21-year-old Irish-born steamboat mechanic (newly hired by Robert Stevens) named Isaac Dripps (1810-1892). Also in attendance was Matthias Baldwin, a steam engine machinist from Philadelphia who rode the ferry every day for a week to carefully inspect the parts for his own purposes. In his lifetime, Baldwin would build 1,500 locomotives. But on this day, nobody other than Robert Stevens had ever viewed one before. Given the formidable task of assembling the locomotive without any drawings or written instructions, Dripps persevered for 10 days. He improvised a missing tender with a whiskey cask that was procured from a local storekeeper and placed on a cart as its water supply. A shoemaker from town volunteered to cut and sew a hose made of shoe leather from the barrel to the boiler. Indeed, one of our country’s first locomotives had elements from Bordentown incorporated into its features. The muscle of Irish immigrants supplied most of the hard labor as the iron rails were laid on stone blocks measuring two feet square and weighing 300 lbs. apiece. These blocks, referred to as “sleepers,” were initially quarried by prisoners housed at the newly built Sing Sing prison in New York State, but due to the distance from the Hudson River to the Delaware River, the blocks couldn’t be shipped fast enough to the Bordentown wharf. Ultimately, stone was transported by wagon from a quarry north of Trenton. On Sept. 15, the locomotive was on the rails and ready for testing. Dripps loaded wood into the firebox, checked the water supply and steam pressure, and opened the throttle amid the piercing screams from heated valves and billowing smoke with glowing embers of ash emanating from the stack. Despite fears of an imminent explosion, the hulking iron beast jerked forward at a low speed. With

only a short distance of track built, the test proved to be a success. On Nov. 12, the Stevenses performed another test in Bordentown. This time it was a public spectacle, with pageantry involving state legislators, dignitaries, and businessmen eager to board the two open coaches behind the locomotive for this great moment in history. Prince Lucien Murat and his wife, Caroline Fraser, were also seated. It has been said that she was one of the first woman in the country to ride a train. But this was hard to notice over the screech of the engine reaching unprecedented levels. With Dripps at the controls, the power unleashed from the engine threw passengers forward as they tried to grab stationary fixtures. Between the thunderous belching and snorting that occurred when it backed up to get a full head of steam, the locomotive chugged slowly over a slight rise before accelerating to 35 mph. Although it only traveled the length of a mile and a quarter, it was apparent that the dawn of railroading was now underway. Around 23 miles of track existed in America at the time, with Bordentown commanding a generous share. Within two years, the Camden and Amboy Railroad was completed, with 63 miles of track plowing through forest and swamp. As this young railroad began its regular service, it had developed several monumental achievements. Flanged T-rails were standard. Bulky stone blocks were replaced with hewn wood cross ties. The Stevens locomotive was renamed the John Bull by its engine crew as the personification of its English-built origins. Dripps and Stevens fitted the John Bull with a frontal oil lamp for night, a steam whistle for signaling the train crew, a bell for alerting people that a train is coming, an enclosed cab to protect the crew from the weather, and an iron cowcatcher with pilot wheels that stabilized the front of the engine upon entering curves as well as pushing aside animals and other objects in its path. Practically every train that was built for decades in the 1800’s shared these components. As America expanded to the Pacific coast, more and more trains were built with better technology. By the time that the John Bull retired from service in 1866, forty thousand miles of track crisscrossed through prairies, forests, and mountains. Outliving its usefulness, the old Bull was stored in the Bordentown rail yard for years until the Smithsonian Institute gave it a new home. On occasion, it was trotted out to world’s fairs and other worthy celebrations, but for the most part now leads a quiet existence as the world’s oldest surviving steam engine. The old Bull may be out to pasture forever but oh what a magnificent life it led. Doug Kiovsky is the vice president of the Bordentown Historical Society.

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