Washington Township, Gloucester County

by Friends of the Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library, Constance L. McCart, Constance L. McCart Ed.D.

Book Overview

Washington Township, now the largest community in Gloucester County, was first incorporated in 1836. Its 22 acres of land, however, had been settled by Europeans as early as the 18th century, when farms were established near Lenni-Lenape encampments. By the mid-19th century, the area listed the communities of Hurffville, Turnersville, Spring Mills or Grenloch Terrace, Dilkesboro, Creesville, Bunker Hill, Chestnut Ridge, and Bells Lake within the township...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738565385
• ISBN13: 9780738565385
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"