Has anyone else notice that New Jersey gets upset when Delaware claims that
pier or extension off the New Jersey bank of the Delaware River is part of
Delaware, but had no problem complaining about Ellis Island?
Asher
--- "Lowell G. McManus" <
mcmanus71496@...> wrote:
>
> You are entirely correct. This is an "anomaly" only in New Jersey's
> experience.
> It is no different in theory from the numerous other river bank boundaries
> among
> the American states. The sense of unique persecution perceived by the New
> Jersey politicians is testimony to their ignorance of political geography.
>
> Pronouncements that it is archaic and overdue for changing miss the point.
> When
> a man freely bargains away his property, his heirs are bound by his act. The
>
> Duke of York deeded that segment of the river (along with the rest of
> northern
> Delaware) to William Penn; and the State of New Jersey is His Royal
> Highness's
> political heir. If New Jersey wants the LNG wharf built in Delaware, they
> should make nice to Delaware, not bluster and threaten.
>
> Lowell G. McManus
> Leesville, Louisiana, USA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Flynn, Kevin" <flynnk@...>
> To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:20 PM
> Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] river condo authority joins denj follies
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> >
> > Why do the NJ politicians keep referring to this boundary as an "anomaly"
> > when it has been known since it was set up? I used to work in Gloucester
> > County NJ and we knew about it. It's not very different in principle from
> > the riverbank issues along MDVA. KYOH or OKTX, is it?
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: aletheia kallos [mailto:aletheiak@...]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:37 AM
> >> To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> >> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] river condo authority joins denj follies
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> >> it gets better as it goes
> >> http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-2/11109648
> >> 14215190.xml
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