Abandoned Ruins on Public Lands in New Jersey: Forgotten and Unknown Pasts

New Jersey’s abandoned ruins reveal how industry’s rise and fall reshape landscapes and memory.

Scattered throughout New Jersey are remnants of history that are being reclaimed by nature or destroyed by vandals.
Author and photographer, Kathleen Butler, takes the reader on a journey back through time to rediscover the little-known history of these forgotten places. Most are deep in the woods of New Jersey; one is only known to the author and is exclusive to this book.
Discover ruins from iron-...