(erielack) Morristown Bumping Block

["Christopher Vitz" <cvitz_@_hotmail.com>]

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A little more info....

I have attached several maps of the location through the years and a recent 
aerial photo,

The oldest being 1910 show the freight house and yard at the Morristown 
Station.  It also shows the trolley line in Morris Ave.   As you can see the 
track comes right out to Morris Avenue and 1910 fits with the age of those 
blocks

The second plan shows Morris Avenue in 1952 and shows the freight house 
still in place but no Lafayette Avenue.  This would seem to me to be the 
same freight house shown on the 1910 plan.

The last attachment is a color aerial photo of location taken in 2002.  Note 
the trees and brush in place.  I placed an arrow pointing to the block.   
Those trees were removed last year and new plantings installed.  I have 
driven past this location every work day for the last 9 years and the 
bumping block has been there all that time, covered by the growth.

Bottom line is, it wasn't moved...

Paul T., I emailed this to you directly in case it doesn't upload.  I wasn't 
sure if files over one MB will upload automatically.

Chris

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