The Pine Barrens of New Jersey are a place filled with legends and stories. Some, like the Jersey Devil, have been countlessly retold, while others have slowly faded from the pages of history. One hundred years ago, the Tuckerton Beacon ran a story that even today can make you uneasy.
“Public Now Permitted to Know Details of The Tests Conducted … Tucked away in a barren pine belt in New Jersey, near Lakehurst, was located one of the most interesting army camps in the country, for there tests…
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