Thomas F Hollinger

Port Norris Pencillings 1884 Thomas F Hollinger

This Book is available at Amazon.com Port Norris is located along the beginnings of the Maurice River and bordered by the Delaware Bay. In 1883, there were 885 people who called, Port Norris, their home. This book contains information provided from newspapers of the day published in Bridgeton, New Jersey. People called "local correspondents" would write down the "happenings" in the town then send it to the papers to publish. These correspondents would go by nicknames or just an initial located at the end of the day's story. These practices of correspondents sending information into the papers was "hit and miss" until about 1885 when articles began appearing on a weekly basis. Hopefully, this will give us a glimpse of what life was like in our small village many years ago. Port Norris, in 1884, was divided into two sections, Port Norris, which included the town's center and North Port Norris, also known as Middletown, located from approximately where Parson's Lane intersects North Avenue to Sockwell Lane. It was given the name of Middletown because it was located between Port Norris and Haleyville. Later it became known only as North Port Norris and eventually just Port Norris as it is known today. This book is the second in a planned series of books dedicated to our unique little oyster village, which in a few years would be called "the oyster capital of the world". Enjoy!