Tabernacle, NJ - We Create a Void by Not Celebrating Presidents' Day

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Welcome to Tabernacle, New Jersey, "Gateway to the Pines!" The town is located in central New Jersey in Burlington County. In 1778, John Brainerd built a log church called Tabernacle in the Wilderness in the area to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. The church acted as both a place of worship and a school for the locals until 1856 when a school house was built across the street from the church. A new church, which still stands today, was built in the 1880s. The town was the home of Ann Roberts, known as Indian Ann, who was considered to be the last of the Lenape Tribe living in the area. Ann was known for her skill as a basket weaver. Her baskets can still be found in homes throughout the area. Ann died in 1894 at the age of 90. Although not a resident, a monument stands in Wharton State Forest in honor of Emilio Carranza. Carranza, known as the "Lindbergh of Mexico", died on the return leg of a 1928 goodwill mission to the United States when his plane crashed during thunderstorms in the area. Carranza is still honored annually on the Saturday nearest his death by local residents and representatives from the Mexican consulates in New York and Philadelphia. We hope you enjoy our trip to Tabernacle!

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