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The Historic Towne of Smithville is an area in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey with gift and specialty shops, eateries, a merry-go-round, and a train ride. On July 31, 2021, Rick Grenda posted the picture above of the Dennisville train station (Dennis Township, Cape May County, New Jersey) on his About South Jersey Facebook Group page. He explained, "The train station at Smithville was originally the Dennisville Station part of a railroad line that ran from Tuckahoe to Cape May. Most of the buildings at Smithville are historic but did not originate there. They were moved there in the 1960's by Fred & Ethel Noyes to create their tourist attraction." This morning, my wife sent me to Smithville to buy True Bayberry candles at the Candle & Christmas Shoppes. I remembered Rick Grenda's Facebook post, and took some pictures of the station as it now stands in its new location. In both pictures, you can count the panels with respect to the locations of the windows; they match up. Rick Grenda pointed out that the train had been moved there from the Storybook Land amusement park in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Storybook Land now has a train ride called the J&J Railroad. After the original structure from Dennisville was placed in The Historic Towne of Smithville, perhaps in the 1980s, an addition was built to extend the building approximately twenty feet. The addition is on the right side shown above and below. My beer website lager57.weebly.com/
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AuthorJoseph Peter Klapatch is originally from Olyphant, Pennsylvania. He currently resides in the urban forests of Galloway, New Jersey with his wife, Margi. They have five children. Archives
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