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Image from page 155 of “Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:” (1868)
Historical Port Elizabeth
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Identifier: historicalcollec00barber
Title: Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885. [from old catalog] Howe, Henry, 1816-1893, [from old catalog] joint author
Subjects: New Jersey — History. [from old catalog] New Jersey — Description and travel. [from old catalog] New Jersey — History, Local. [from old catalog]
Publisher: New Haven, Conn., J. W. Barber
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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pring Garden ferry, on the eastern bank of theriver. Some tombstones in the graveyard still exist. Among thedescendants of these people are the Mosslanders, Vanamans, Peter-sons, Millers, Cobbs, &c. Port Elizabeth, the principal village, is on a small creek abouthalf a mile E. of Maurice river, and 16 m. SE. of Bridge ton. Thefollowing is a view of the place as it appears on approaching it fromMillville. The large structure on the left of the engraving is theMethodist church, the building with a spire is the academy, andthe covered bridge on the left is over the Manamuskin creek.There are also in the village extensive glass-works, for the manu-facture of window-glass, managed by Germans,—a Friends meet-ing-house, and about 800 inhabitants. The village was laid outabout 1790, by Elizabeth Bodeley, a widow lady from Salem co.,who owned the land. There were then a few houses in the place.It was thereupon made a port of entry, and named in honor of this 148 CUMBERLANP COUNTY. lH-i2.

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Northicest View of Port Elizabeth. lady. The Methodist church was erected soon after. In 1827, theold building was taken down and the present substantial edificereared. A few years after the Methodist church was built, theFriends erected their meeting-house. There are also 4 otherchurches in the township—viz., 1 JMethodist at Leesburg, 1 do. atCumberland furnace, 1 do. at Morris River Neck, and a Baptist, inthe southern part of the township, which is used for a schoolhouse.Marshallsville, in the extreme eastern part of the township, onTuckahoe river, 25 m. from Bridgeton, has about 40 dwellings, andextensive glass-works, for the manufactureof window-glass, ownedby Dr. Randolph Marshall and others. Considerable ship-buildingis carried on there. Bricksboro, (founded by Joshua Brick, Esq.,)Leesburg, and Dorchester, are small villages on Maurice river. The principal portion of the following, relating to loitchcraft, &c.,in this vicinity, was delivered in a lecture before the Camden

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