North new jersey fine home tours alex yllanes recommended for you. Amidst the treelined streets of alpine stands the devils tower, an ominous structure. The preceding article is an excerpt from weird nj magazine, your travel guide to new jersey s local legends and best kept secrets, which is available on newsstands throughout the state and on the web at. Weird nj is a travel guide and magazine to places you wont find on state funded maps or located on any tourist attraction pamphlets. Massive mega mansion in new jersey 12 years to build 33 brams hill, mawah duration. The devils tower was built in 1910 by a millionaire sugar importer named manuel rionda. Theres a big field and right near the road is the tree. Weird nj your travel guide to new jerseys local legends. Before it received the name devils tower, it was formerly known as rio vista. The devils tower, located at the end of esplanade road in alpine, was built in. Being that its halloween i went to the haunted devils tower in alpine nj. Though its hard for anyone to know if its really haunted or just a strange spooky tower, the legacy that the devil s tower has is real.
Lansdale who is best known for his tales of the weird west, a genre mixing splatterpunk with alternate history western almost entirely defined by the author in the early 1990s. Devils tower in alpine stranger jersey north jersey. The devils tower is a haunted tower in alpine, nj with an interesting backstory that is unknown to many of the locals and a ghosts that. Books on devils tower national monument at devils tower. Browse photos and listings for the 0 for sale by owner fsbo listings in devils tower wy matching and get in touch with a seller after filtering down to the perfect home. Devils tower wy for sale by owner fsbo 0 homes zillow. We all know new jeresy is a creepy place but do you know the legends behind them. I used to go around with my friends andor sisters to a bunch of weird nj places. Dont walk or drive backwards around devils tower, legends warn. Weird nj is a magazine that chronicles local legends, hauntings, ghost stories, folklore, unusual places or events, and anything considered weird in new jersey. Devils tower one of the many weird nj sites i want to visit. The history of the devils tower of new jersey the lineup. The truth about devils tower alpine, new jersey youtube.
It was a very strange site to see, set in this very posh neighborhood surrounded by enormous expensive homes, stands this relic tower. Find books on the history of devils tower national monument, such as standing witness, and native american legends of devils tower at dtnha. I was with my two sisters and we parked the car and left it unlocked. The devils tower is a haunted tower in alpine, nj with an interesting backstory that is unknown to many of the locals and a ghosts that try to scare me haunted places, legends and ghosts. One weird nj reader described the devils tree to us this way. Steven spielberg fans are likely familiar with devils tower, even if they dont know it by name. You can be digging your nose in your textbooks and drowning yourself in.
Devils tower national monument 2020 all you need to know. An interesting story about haunted places in new jersey mentioned. Weird nj your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and. Weird nj your travel guide to new jersey s local legends and best kept secrets. The painting of a grinning face named tillie from the palace amusements building in asbury park has appeared in many weird nj books. He is the author of four books, two movies and a play as well as numerous articles for scientific american, the history channel, city pages and the. Ive seen it in a few weird nj issues an decided to take a trip out. In 2003, moran and scuerman published the book weird nj and soon. He drives an old black ford or pickup truck and will chase you down the road until a certain point. The turning point of the civil war had come when the bodies got up at. An outofprint vhs tape featuring some oldschool new jersey happenings and roadside attractions. Before it received the name devils tower, it was formally known as. Not to mention the devils tree and shades of death road.
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