DescriptionPortion of Newark Star Ledger, Friday, 20 June 1980. The article is titled "History buff burns with enthusiasm" and is written by Wed Dvorak. The article outlines a part of the 200th celebration of the Battle of Springfield, where a 46-year-old engineer, James Raleigh, built a model Revolutionary War beacon to light for the celebration. His beacon mimics one of 23 beacons that were built in Central Jersey during the war.