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Bessie Brokaw Grover (1900-1978)
Bessie Grover was a descendant of the Stives, Peterson, and Brokaw families, some of the original African American settlers on the Sourland Mountain. The Bessie Grover Park, located on Camp Meeting Avenue in Skillman, NJ, was named after her in honor of her heroic effort to save her family members from a house fire in 1974.
Narrative written by Bessie Grover, date unknown, Narrated by Dolores Varner, granddaughter of Bessie Grover
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