Daily Archives: January 21, 2009

Another terrific dawn shot

Sunriseduck

    William R. Lynch took this sunrise shot recently.  His blog is here.

    We love for photographers to visit the Meadowlands and to see for themselves the amazing wildlife and vistas we have here. If you would like us to consider posting any of your photos, contact us here.

   Click "Continue reading …" to see another of William R. Lynch's Meadowlands shots.

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WHAT’S-IN-A-NAME WEDNESDAY: 012109

 1979 marina cropped This weekly feature is brought to you by the Meadowlands Commission's Parks Department to give you some historical background on how local places, landmarks, and geographical features  got their name.

MILL CREEK POINT (WHEN IT WAS A MARINA)

    One of Secaucus' early grist mills, built around 1840, stood on the left bank of Mill Creek.  Bollard Detail top

    For half of the 20th Century, the property functioned as a marina, boat ramp and as a popular town pub, Tony’s Old Mill Inn, thought to  built on the remains of the former gristmill.

   The town purchased the property in 1990 for use as a park, and the Meadowlands Commission and the town developed it into a waterfront park. A millstone has been incorporated into the park's logo (right).

    Click "Continue reading …"  for more Mill Creek Point pics.

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