Have you ever wondered how our roads came to be? Or why they go in the directions and ways they go?
Before there was a US Route 1, State Highway 27 or the Lincoln Highway, there existed the King’s Highway. The king didn’t order a highway built; the settlers adopted a route the natives were using to traverse across NJ. Sorry, but we don’t know what the natives called it.
There were rivers separating them from their destinations, so they crossed where it was shallow or at falls. The major cities were set where the ships could navigate, which co-incidentally, were settled around the shallows and falls. Deep water vessels could only go up the river so far so that’s how much of NJ was settled.
The rivers were the routes of commerce until the cars and trucks came along. The roads became critical, and thankfully, there were some visionaries to plan the routes. The Route 95 corridor from DC to Boston, along with the Hudson River, concentrated huge industrial and commercial areas. Sometimes when people drive through, they struggle to appreciate how (while not beautiful) it’s crucial to the success of the Northeast.
If you find this history interesting, come discover more with us, and oh yeah, all 63 miles of the Lincoln Highway between the Hudson and Delaware!
Join us for our northern bus tour and you will learn to have a different perspective on the area. In Weehawken, you will get to see where travelers arrived off the ferry on their Lincoln Highway adventures. We will visit the dueling grounds where Hamilton fell (you’ll also be able to see the play in NYC if you order tickets now.)
As you travel through New Jersey, you will experience a change in its complexion. Discover why it’s called the “Garden State” as we leave the industrial areas and move into our rural region.
Our guides will explain the architecture, which even though man-made, was designed to reflect nature. There’s also a visit to the Princeton Battleground and lunch at Washington’s Crossing to remind us of the history that makes the US great. Finally, a visit to Center City Philly, with all the history there, will round out the southern bus tours.
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