A Fly Bye Through Atsion – Wharton State Forest – Shamong, NJ

Grace Bible Baptist Church

The cemetery of Grace Bible Baptist Church

Old Richards Mansion

Old Richards Mansion from different angle.

I started shoot aerial photography with a DJI Phantom and really enjoy the birds eye view. It take some leaning but we are have to keep on learning. This is not an official trail, but it’s pretty easy to follow the route. Start at the parking lot at the Atsion Ranger Station (open Spring to Fall). Then go into the ranger station. This is the old company store of Atsion, and town that you are standing in, yet no longer exists.

Walk around the ranger station to check out the old Richards Mansion behind it. The Richards family ran an iron empire in the pine barrens for decades, and Atsion was one of their main holdings. You can tour the mansion one day a week during the season, it’s well worth going in.
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