H.B. SMITH, THE SMITHVILLE EXPERIMENT AND THE STAR BICYCLE
An illustrated lecture which higlights the contributions of H.B. Smith to the history of Burlington County, with particular emphasis on the H.B. Smith Industrial Village he created beginning in 1865 and expanded through the 1880s. Descendants of H.B. Smith occupied the Smithville Mansion until 1962. It is now owned and operated by Burlington County as an historic site, museum and exhibit center.
Other lectures on Smithville by Joe Laufer include:
- H.B. Smith: the Man - Hus Personality, Pursuits and Politics.
- Agnes Gilkerson Smith - the Lady of Smithville Manor.
- Smithville Vignettes: A Symphony in Iron; The Bicycle Railway; Edith Vaughn, Smithville's Postmaster; The Star Bicycle; Virtual Park Tour.
Joe Laufer in front garden of Smithville Mansion
