bad Amazon.com page

There's a page for the Smartsville and Timbuctoo book on Amazon.com that's flawed / faulty / screwy. It's got the authors' names mangled, and no real info about the book. For the correct Amazon.com page, visit http://www.amazon.com/SMARTSVILLE-TIMBUCTOO-America-Arcadia-Publishing/dp/0738556068.

more on Timbuctoo, New Jersey

Talked earlier today with a researcher/historian who's been working on the history of Timbuctoo, NJ. Shared a lot of good info and ideas. That place has a rich history predating the "West Coast" Timbuctoo.

Apparently, there was also a place called Timbuctoo in the South, but not much seems to be left of or known about that location.

... to Timbuctoo ...

It's good to see that "Timbuctoo" is still being used to mean a far-away place, a place in the middle of nowhere. The spelling is retained, too, though the ancient African city is commonly spelled Timbuktu.

Timbuctoo, New Jersey

I recently learned that there is in fact a place called Timbuctoo in New Jersey. It seems this Timbuctoo might have superceded Timbuctoo, California, by as much as 35 years.

I've contacted the local historical society, but have yet to receive a response.

I'm interested in the New Jersey Timbuctoo in part because there may be some kind of a connection between the two.

Can anyone shed some light on this? Does anyone have historical information about Timbuctoo in Burlington County, New Jersey?

Timbuctoo Historic Marker

There's a new page featuring the 5 mile marker for Timbuctoo. A good page. Visit http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=14130.

"Smartsville and Timbuctoo" book details

"Smartsville and Timbuctoo" can now be perused more in depth online on its Google Book Search page.

The feature is pretty neat, although I'm not sure about the electronic choices for the "Contents" and "key terms" sections. I had to think for a bit to remember one of the so-called "key" terms, the name was so obscure. But all in all, a nice feature.