Thought I'd share this interesting story about a local with quite a story, and to see if anyone on here has ever ran into him. Be warned, not a literary masterpiece.
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/01/gene_walker_went_from_cowtown.html#incart_river
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/01/gene_walker_went_from_cowtown.html#incart_river