Wharton State Forest is the largest single tract of land within the New Jersey State Park System. It is also the site of Batsto Village, a former bog iron and glassmaking industrial center from 1766 to 1867 that currently reflects the agricultural and commercial enterprises that existed here during the late 19th century.
Scotland has a rich history of inventions. From Alexander Graham Bellâs first practical telephone to Sir Alexander Flemingâs lifeÂ­saving discovery of penicillin, great Scottish minds have made the world a different place. But here is our pick of some of the best innovations you may not know came out of Scotland: Sir David Stirling,Â­ SAS.
Benjamin Huntsman, a native of Lincolnshire, England, was the inventor of cast steel. When cool, the mould was unscrewed, and a bar of cast steel was presented. The first essential of a good razor is that it be made of the finest quality of cast steel. All the switches are planed out of the solid, and the crossings are of cast steel.