Geocache Identification Permit Approval Number:ASP20190930119
Permit Expires on:09/30/22
The Deer Park cache is located along the Allamuchy Pond Trail which is located along the grounds of Rutherfurd Hall, one of the last extant large country estates in New Jersey.
Tranquility Farms encompassed 5000 acres and consisted of 20 farms and the fenced 1000-acre Deer Park that was used as a private hunting preserve stocked with deer, elk and English pheasant. Hunts and fishing provided both recreation and food. There were duck hunts and other bird hunts, as well as fox hunting with horses and hounds through the fields and forests. There was fishing in the pond.
Deer Park Map
The Rutherfurd - Stuyvesant geocache series give an in depth history of this important and distinguished american family and the gilded age in NJ. There are two locations showcased in the geotrail. The Stuyvesant Mansion and Rutherfurd Mansion located within Tranquility Farms massive estate was divided by the construction on interstate 80.
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