VanWyck built his family's home on three-quarters of an acre of land in the township he was able to purchase for $1.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP -- In this photo from 1938, LaRee VanWyck, left, and Elsie Wheat share a cola in a classic pose in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County.
The couple would marry in 1940 and go on to have two daughters.
Being enterprising was a useful trait during World War II: VanWyck bought and dismantled some old horse sheds and two abandoned houses and used the materials to build his family's home on three-quarters of an acre of land in the township he was able to purchase for $1.
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