Allan Johnson 1/28/15 Allan Johnson 1/28/15

The Witches Well and Judgment Altar Re-visit

I'm planing a second trip to the Judgement Altar and Witches Well soon. The first time I went I got some shots like the one posted below and some video. The issue was the timing. It was late in the day probably around 5:00pm when I went so it was getting dark and also a storm was rolling in which made it worse. This time I will go earlier and with better light.

I am sure the results will be better since my skills have improved since the first time I went. I can't wait to see what might be around the alter this time. Any suggestions for other places to check out please let me know.

Allan Johnson 8/15/14 Allan Johnson 8/15/14

The Judgment Altar and Witches Well (2 of 2)

(I have made a post about the Altar and Well over at my new adventures blog http://bigalsadventrues.com. It has more info and story in it then these older posts. You can go check out the article at http://www.bigalsadventures.com/r/judgmentaltarwitcheswell or go to the main page of the new blog.)

So after spending some time at the Judgment Altar I went off looking for the Witches Well. One person online said it was only a few hundred feet from the alter.........ummmm no. I went up the hill behind the alter and on the other trails and yet no Well. So I was about to give up and on the way out I spotted another entrance to the trails with a trail leading up the side of The Mount.

Before we move on to the pictures let me tell you the two tales I have heard about the Well.

The first one is that there was a witch (some stories say many witches) in Mount Holly that was tried and thrown into the well. She did not die and started screaming, clawing and punching the wall of the well. After a few days the noises stopped and they figured she finally died. Not to long after that they started hearing it again but it was more of a ghostly sound so they built the structure around the well to keep the sounds locked away.

The other story is that the towns people of Mount Holly caught the Jersey Devil put him in chains and threw him down the well and build the structure around the well to keep him in it.

So back to the story!

I followed it and saw a blue water tower that was fenced in and came across this....

Allan Johnson 8/14/14 Allan Johnson 8/14/14

The Judgment Altar and Witches Well (1 of 2)

So I went out to find the Judgment Altar and Witches Well in Mount Holly NJ. I had been to the alter before with a friend but never the well. I had downloaded the Weird NJ app on my phone and saw it listed and it re-sparked my interest in finding the place again. I followed the directions from the app which led to the Mount Holly Cemetery. As it turns out the directions were wrong and you can't (at least anymore) get to the alter from the cemetery.

I called my brother and he was able to pull up a map and get me to a side road that had an entrance to "The Mount" of mount Holly. I also shot some video that I have to check and piece together. If its any good (Probably going to be Blair Witch style) I'll post that on a later date.

Tomorrow I'll post the Witches Well pictures.

If you want me do more exploring of old legends and towns, leave a comment and/or like the post.

Allan Johnson 6/26/14 Allan Johnson 6/26/14

Turtles at Smithville

Allan Johnson 6/25/14 Allan Johnson 6/25/14

Blue Heron

If you want to see a Blue Heron all you need to do is go to Smithville Park in Burlington County, New Jersey. There they have a floating trail on Smithville Lake. I have gone to this location many times and each time there is at least one Blue Heron there walking around eating fish.