I have been surprised that we have been able to find a “welcome to” sign for pretty much every state so far that we have driven into. Some are a little trickier than others, but usually we can pull over next to the sign, Larry hops out to take pictures and I document how many miles we have traveled in the state. Sometimes cars and semis are whizzing by, but I mean, we like to get the sign! Unfortunately, we did not see one for New Jersey. We looked, but there wasn’t a sign on our entry route.

As I mentioned earlier, Tom and Laura had taken us to some vintage Larry sights, but we were in Laura’s car not the MINI. We knew we needed to go back to New Jersey with the car, so we went to some more neat places. When Larry and Tom were talking about their family history, they talked about John Hart, whom they both knew was related to them. He signed the Declaration of Independence. Larry’s mother has roots that go way back! Larry looked up where he is buried, and we went to the cemetery.

We then went to the town of Princeton where William Bainbridge was born. He was a commodore and had a long career in the United States Navy. Captain Charles Wilkes named Bainbridge Island in William Bainbridge’s honor even though he had never been there. His house is currently an art gallery for Princeton University, but the woman working there said there have been others from Bainbridge Island that have come by the house. 🙂

I think I am caught up now! Next up, New York! We are here in New York for a couple more days.