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So, steam power had by the last third of the nineteenth century wrought revolutions in mining, manufacturing, and transportation on land, the rivers, and the oceans. That would seem to be enough. But the inventors of the nineteenth century would wrest yet one more revolution from steam, by generating from it electric light, and then…
After decades at Hamilton Mall, JCPenney in Mays Landing closed in 2019. Years later, that store remains unoccupied. Here's what it looks like inside today.
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After decades at Hamilton Mall, JCPenney in Mays Landing closed in 2019. Years later, that store remains unoccupied. Here's what it looks like inside today.
After decades at Hamilton Mall, JCPenney in Mays Landing closed in 2019. Years later, that store remains unoccupied. Here's what it looks like inside today.