Hurricane Diane 1955, Bloomsbury flooded

Remember when Hurricane Diane caused a flood in downtown Bloomsbury in 1955? I've been looking for a picture I had of me standing in it with boots on and holding our dog down by the swimming pier, but I can't find it... The bridge between Phillipsburg and Easton was washed out and the Army built a temporary Bailey Bridge right next to it. I don't remember if Sheets and Gardner's got flooded, but I would imagine it would have.

Bloomsbury School memories

Does anyone remember the steam heat pipes banging away down in the auditorium area where we had assemblies and gym?

Or how about most of us walking home for lunch? Jeez... does anyone do that in any other school today?

Re: Bloomsbury Presbyterian Church

Here is a postcard photo of the church's Rev. J.C. Clyde and (presumably) his family. According to the book, he became pastor on July 1, 1879.

History of The First Presbyterian Church Of Bloomsbury

This is a book of the history of the Bloomsbury Presbyterian Church that was published in 1884.  In the back of the book there is a list of those that purchased the book when it was published.  The following link should take you to the front cover of the book which is the same as the above picture.  Just click on the cover to scroll through the pages of the book.  First Bloomsbury Presbyterian Church Printed in 1884

Horse Drawn Fire Engine

Maybe someone knows more on the history of this?

Waterous fire engine built in 1898 by the Waterous Co., Saint Paul, MN. It is owned by the Bloomsbury Fire Co., Bloomsbury, NJ. Horse-drawn fire engines are always a great attraction in parades today.

Charlie "Red" Cregar - Auto Racer

Charlie "Red" Cregar's racing career in the NASCAR Modified, Sportsman and Grand National divisions was during the dirt track heydays of the 50's and 60's. A Bloomsbury, New Jersey native, he tore up the northeastern tracks, including that of Flemington Fair Speedway. Cregar made an annual trek to Daytona to race on the beach in 1955, 1956, 1957 and to the first race at Daytona International Superspeedway in 1959, where he started a respectable 15th and finished 28th after an engine failure on lap 70 of the 100 lap qualifier. Mechanical failures plagued most of his Grand National appearances as he drove for himself and owners James Gess in '54-'55 and Happy Steigel in 1959. Cregar never finished on the lead lap in any of his GN races, however he led 8 laps at Darlington in the 1954 race, starting 11th and finishing 20th in a James Gess Plymouth. His best GN finish came in 1957 at Concord (started 15th) and Wilson (started 10th) where he finished 8th in each race in his own Plymouth. He competed in sixteen Sprint Cup Series events in his career, racing part time between 1954 and 1959. He earned just three top-tens, all in 1957, bested by a pair of 8ths at Wilson and Concord. Following a career-high 34th place in 1959 standings, Cregar stopped racing in the series and never raced again.

Note:  Though I have found several sources stating that Charlie Cregar resided in Bloomsbury during his racing days, I have not been able to find any information as to where and how long he lived there.  I did find information stating that he moved to Lawrenceville, NJ and opened a used car business under the name of CR Cregar & Son.  Charlie Cregar passed away on October 31, 2003.