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Roadside Oddities & Offbeat Attractions

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  • Mary Ellis (1750-1827) was a spinster in New Brunswick, New Jersey whose grave now sits 7 feet above a parking lot.

As the legend goes, Mary Ellis came to New Brunswick in the 1790's to stay with her younger sister Margaret. It was around this time that she met and fell in love with a man who was a sea captain, and former Revolutionary War officer, Anthony Walton White. The Captain sailed down the Raritan and out to sea one day, vowing that when he returned he and Mary would be wed. He even left her his beloved horse to look after in his absence.

Every day after her captain's departure, Mary would ride his horse from her sister's house, on what is now Livingston Avenue, down to the banks of the river to eagerly await a glimpse of her lover's returning ship. In 1813, she purchased a parcel of farmland overlooking the river from which she would maintain her daily vigil. Mary died there fourteen years later in 1827, still faithfully anticipating her captain's return. She was buried on the property, along with her sister, some other family members, and according to local lore, the captain's horse. Her grave now sits in what became the parking lot, and now rests about seven feet above the level of the parking lot.

Featured on <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target=new window>www.roadsideamerica.com</a>  (seach for "sailor" in New Jersey)

Also feautured on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loew's_Cemetery,_New_Brunswick/" target=new window>Wikipedia</a> and <a href="http://www.weirdnj.com/stories/_cemetery04.asp/" target=new window>www.weirdnj.com</a> .
  • Mary Ellis (1750-1827) was a spinster in New Brunswick, New Jersey whose grave now sits 7 feet above a parking lot.

As the legend goes, Mary Ellis came to New Brunswick in the 1790's to stay with her younger sister Margaret. It was around this time that she met and fell in love with a man who was a sea captain, and former Revolutionary War officer, Anthony Walton White. The Captain sailed down the Raritan and out to sea one day, vowing that when he returned he and Mary would be wed. He even left her his beloved horse to look after in his absence.

Every day after her captain's departure, Mary would ride his horse from her sister's house, on what is now Livingston Avenue, down to the banks of the river to eagerly await a glimpse of her lover's returning ship. In 1813, she purchased a parcel of farmland overlooking the river from which she would maintain her daily vigil. Mary died there fourteen years later in 1827, still faithfully anticipating her captain's return. She was buried on the property, along with her sister, some other family members, and according to local lore, the captain's horse. Her grave now sits in what became the parking lot, and now rests about seven feet above the level of the parking lot.

Featured on <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target=new window>www.roadsideamerica.com</a>  (seach for "sailor" in New Jersey)

Also feautured on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loew's_Cemetery,_New_Brunswick/" target=new window>Wikipedia</a> and <a href="http://www.weirdnj.com/stories/_cemetery04.asp/" target=new window>www.weirdnj.com</a> .
  • Does Your Car Turn Over in the Morning? - Edison Generator, Edison, NJ<br />
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The front of Edison Generator, an auto ignition specialist on the southbound side of Route 1 in Edison, NJ, sports a tiny coupe of some kind standing upside-down on its roof, with a sign overhead asking "Does your car turn over in the morning?"
  • "Middlebush Cow," Franklin Park NJ. - Mentioned on <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target=new window>www.roadsideamerica.com</a> search for  "middlebush cow."
  • "Middlebush Cow," Franklin Park NJ. - Mentioned on <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target=new window>www.roadsideamerica.com</a> search for  "middlebush cow."
  • "Middlebush Cow," Franklin Park NJ. - Mentioned on <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target=new window>www.roadsideamerica.com</a> search for  "middlebush cow."
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