Winners of the 17th annual The Most Historic Place in My Town essay contest were
invited to the May 09, 2006 Freeholders'
meeting at 5:30 pm to receive awards presented by Freeholder Director Nancy Palladino and Cultural & Heritage Commission Chairperson Stephanie B. Stevens.
Jake-Dylan Mitchell Ressler of Tewksbury Elementary School received the GRAND PRIZE in the Commission's 2006 Historic Essay Contest, which is held each spring to commemorate National Historic Preservation Week. Jake-Dylan's essay entitled "The Oldwick General Store"
was chosen from among the essays submitted this year.
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FIRST PRIZE -
SCHOOL
(Mini-Historian
Titles for Borough or Township)
- BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP - THOMAS B. CONLEY SCHOOL
(Independent School Entry) Andrew Fuller, David Reynold's Tavern
- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
Rory Finnegan, The Prallsville Mills
- FRENCHTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mimi Dougherty, The National Hotel Rocks
- HIGH BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Danielle Bowsher, The Secret School House
- HUNTERDON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
(Kingwood Township) Aaron Gover, The Old Stone Church
(Raritan Township) Cara Knudsen, The Old York Road: The Road that Changed America
- TEWKSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Jake-Dylan Mitchell Ressler, The Oldwick General Store - Hunterdon County Mini-Historian 2006
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SECOND PLACE - SCHOOL
- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
Sara Rountree, Sandy Ridge Church
- FRENCHTWON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Sara Kunzmann, The Gem Building
- TEWKSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Ethan York, A Lime Kiln
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HONORABLE MENTION
- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
Samuel Dennis, Green Sergeants Bridge
Jessica Mills, Stockton School
- TEWKSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Paul Graybeal, Melick's Farm
Emily Ann Scheier, The Tewksbury Inn
Jacqueline Tylko, The Fairmount Methodist Church Cemetery
Christian Capocci, The Asbury Vault
William Eckert, The Fairmount Presbyterian Church
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