Editing Blairstown, New Jersey (section)

== Popular culture ==
* Scenes from the horror film ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' were filmed on Blairstown's Main Street, and at the Blairstown Diner on Route 94; the Boy Scout camp [[Northern New Jersey Council#Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco|No-Be-Bo-Sco]] in adjacent [[Hardwick Township, New Jersey|Hardwick Township]] was the site for [[summer camp|Camp Crystal Lake]].<ref>[http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/bts/locations/part1.html Friday the 13th Filming Locations], accessed November 14, 2006.</ref>
* The body of [[Dawn Olanick]], formerly known as 'Princess Doe' was discovered at the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown on July 15, 1982. She became the first unidentified body entered into the FBI's [[NCIC]] computer system.<ref>Gallucci, Jaclyn. [http://archive.longislandpress.com/2012/08/02/identifying-princess-doe/ "Identifying Princess Doe: 30 Years After She Was Slain, New Technology May ID Her and The Killer"], ''[[Long Island Press]]'', August 2, 2012. Accessed August 26, 2013. "This headless mannequin dressed in red standing erect among the headstones is an eerie sight from the busy state road that borders the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in this small township of nearly 6,000. Here, in Blairstown, everyone seems to know each other—police, business owners, neighbors—everyone except for the teenage girl found barefoot, partially clothed and beaten beyond recognition the morning of July 15, 1982."</ref>
* Scenes from the horror film ''Plasterhead'' were filmed at the Blairstown Diner on [[New Jersey Route 94|Route 94]] as part of an homage by the filmmakers to ''Friday the 13th''.<ref>Winters, Debra. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107195671/plasterhead-filming-at-blairstown-diner/ "Filmmakers Higgins and Salerno produce horror movie"], ''Wayne Today'', October 19, 2006. Accessed August 8, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Blairstown Diner, famous for a 30-second scene in the 1980 cult classic ''Friday the 13th'' was also used in ''Plasterhead.'' Being big fans of ''Friday the 13th,'' Higgins and Salerno wanted to include a sort of connection to the legendary movie. Peter Apostolou Jr., co-owner of the Blairstown Diner, was more than happy to accommodate the young filmmakers."</ref>