The golf range was a 23 acre site that stretched from South Broad Street to Independence Avenue. Golf balls were driven from a sectioned wooden platform that ran parallel to South Broad Street. Distance markers were positioned on the range. Gravatts custard (soft ice cream) store whose exterior resembled swirls of soft ice cream and their hot dog stand was located on the corner of Oldfield Avenue. The Independence Plaza now sits on the land of the former driving range.
Broad Street Park is one of the oldest sections of the Township of Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey. It is an area consisting of the environs of South Broad Street to the bluffs overlooking Spring Lake and the marshes of John A. Roebling Park. It is a primarily residential neighborhood. The Township's first fire company was organized there and the Township's original police station was located there for many years. Postings from Deutzville and Fairview Park are included.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
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