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The Fourth of July may have already passed us, but while everyone is still more or less in the holiday mood, we thought a video about American history wouldn't be out of place.

National Park, NJ (Population 3223), is a small borough on the Delaware River with a deceptive name. It's a normal town in Gloucester County, completely enclosed by West Deptford Township and the river, that has no affiliation with the National Park Service.

Before National Park was formally incorporated in 1902, its land was the site of Fort Mercer. Along with Fort Mifflin, directly across the river in South Philly, Fort Mercer was created to protect the city from British attack during the Revolutionary War. The famous Battle of Red Bank, a decisive Continental Army victory, took place at the current location of the Red Bank Battlefield County Park.

(Information Source: Wikipedia)



The park is a great place to take a walk along the isolated shoreline and feel completely alone, despite the city in full view, large container ships passing on the river, and low-flying planes landing right across the river at Philadelphia International. My experience at the park was pleasant, but then turned pretty strange.



More photos and the strange story in the continuation.

Fort Mifflin will throw open its doors every Friday and Saturday night in October for a truly spooky ghost tour extravaganza, sponsored by Philadelphia’s Country Station 92.5 WXTU (we hope that doesn't mean ho downs with the ghosts). Look for special offers, ticket giveaways and events scheduled at Fort Mifflin with XTU on-air personalities like “Leigh Richards.”