​The C. A. Nothnagle Log House, (also known as Braman-Nothnagle Log House) is a historic house on Swedesboro-Paulsboro Road near Swedesboro in the Gibbstown section of Greenwich Township, New Jersey. It is one of the oldest surviving log houses in the United States. The oldest part of the house was built sometime between 1638 & 1643 by Finnish settlers in the New Sweden colony, & Scandinavian ironware from the 1590s is still hang around the fireplace. The fireplace, probably built of bricks brought over to North America as ship's ballast, is asymmetric & placed in a corner of the cabin.

The original cabin measures 16 by 22 feet, which indicates that the builders were relatively well off; an average sized dwelling of the period was 12 by 12 feet. It is built of oak logs, & two logs were removable to provide ventilation in the summer. The logs were double dovetailed to provide a close fit, & gravel was pounded between the chinks in the logs. No nails were used in the original construction; hardwood pegs were used as fasteners. 

There is no ridgepole in the roof. People lived in this part of the house until 1918. A large addition to the original cabin was constructed in the early 18th century. A wooden floor was built over the original dirt floor around 1730.

According to popular folklore this is the house where, the Jersey Devil originated with a resident named Jane Leeds, known as “Mother Leeds”. The legend states that Mother Leeds had twelve children &, after finding she was pregnant for the thirteenth time, cursed the child in frustration, crying that the child would be the Devil. During 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night while her friends gathered around her. Born as a normal child, the thirteenth child changed to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, & a forked tail. 

​Growling & screaming, it killed the midwife before flying up the chimney & heading into the pines. In some versions of the tale, Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch & the child's father was the Devil himself & some legends state that there was subsequently an attempt by local clergymen to exorcise the creature from the Pine Barrens, or that the creature proceeded to kill local children.

The house itself is also disputed as Paulsboro is not near the modern day pine barons; however, skeptics point out that the bine barons and the forest contained in it were much larger in the 1700s. Additionally, a home in Atlantic county New Jersey was registered as being occupied by Jane Leeds. In-fact the area is now know as “leeds point”.  

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 23, 1976 & is still privately owned. The cabin is opened for tours by appointment through the current owners, Harry & Doris Rink, who reside in the adjoining structure.

Fishing is a dangerous occupation anywhere in the world; for example, the work-related death-rate for Australian fisherman in one study was 143 per 100,000 people each year, which was 18x the Australian national average work-related fatality rate. During the winter, North Korean fishing boats go out searching for king crab, sandfish, and squid. Some of the fishing boats appear to be operated by soldiers or rented by the army to civilians. Fish is one of the only exports from North Korea (typically to China). Wreckage from North Korean boats often washes ashore in northern Japan during winter due to seasonal winds, weak motors, and harsh currents.
The ghost-ships washing up with no living crew-members typically are old, lack modern engines, and have no GPS. North Korea's lack of food plays a major role in crew death; with little food on board, fishermen die of exposure and starvation. 

An analyst quoted by the South China Morning Post said that it is not likely vessels are being used to infiltrate North Korean agents into Japan, as it would be easier for them to just use phony passports and put the agents aboard a flight to Japan. 

Rather a portion of the boats are from North Korean defectors. Defectors aside, fishing boats with living crew have also washed up on Japanese shores. In November 2017, eight North Korean men and a broken boat were found on Japan’s northern coast; the men stated they had washed ashore after their boat broke down. 

One of my earliest YouTube Videos was about Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in its derelict state. After the most recent allegations, I received a lot of negative feedback and have since removed the video from my channel.  

A growing number of people have asked to see the video again. With that in mind, I am sharing the video here on my blog for prosperity and for anyone who wants to rewatch the video. 

It was shot in 2017 and contains new footage from inside Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. Coupled with commentary from Michael Himself, Macaulay Culkin, Oprah, Larry King, and More. Due to this, the views expressed or alluded to do not represent the opinions of Derelict Doug in any manner. 

Thanks to legdarymj1 for digging up the old video!