@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialSettled by Quakers in 1670 as Upper Evesham, Medford, NJ got its official name in 1820 after a local resident fell in love with Medford, Massachusetts! It officially became its own township in 1847. #MedfordNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #BurlingtonCounty #AmericanHistory
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialNamed after the famous Italian city in 1849, Florence, NJ grew into an industrial powerhouse thanks to its massive 19th-century iron foundry along the Delaware River! #FlorenceNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #BurlingtonCounty #AmericanHistory
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialFounded in 1683 by English Quaker Henry Wood, Woodbury, NJ blends his surname with his hometown of Bury, England. It played a major role in the Revolution, hosting Lord Cornwallis's headquarters in 1777! #WoodburyNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #GloucesterCounty #AmericanHistory
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialWhy are multiple NJ coastal spots named Money Island? It’s all thanks to the legendary pirate Captain Kidd! Locals named these islands hoping to find his rumored buried gold. Today, the last Money Island is a tiny fishing village. #MoneyIslandNJ #NJHistory #NJ #Pirates #History
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialDid you know NJ has two towns named after Alexander Hamilton? Mercer County’s Hamilton Township was originally called Nottingham before its 1842 rebrand. In 1776, a local house there even hid the state’s entire treasury from the British! #HamiltonNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #AlexanderHamilton #Am
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialFounded in 1779 as Glass Works in the Woods, Glassboro, NJ was named for its booming glass industry. In 1967, it shocked the world when LBJ & Soviet Premier Kosygin met there to ease Cold War tensions! #GlassboroNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #AmericanHistory #ColdWar
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialDid you know NJ has two towns named after Alexander Hamilton? Mercer County’s Hamilton Township was originally called Nottingham before its 1842 rebrand. In 1776, a local house there even hid the state’s entire treasury from the British! #HamiltonNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #AlexanderHamilton #Am
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialOriginally known as Cooper’s Ferry in 1688, Camden, NJ was renamed in 1773 to honor Charles Pratt, the Earl of Camden, a British nobleman who championed American rights! It later became an industrial giant & home to Walt Whitman. #CamdenNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #CamdenCounty #AmericanHistory
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialFounded in 1861 as a utopian dry town, Vineland, NJ's strict rules led to the invention of Welch's Grape Juice! Though it allowed alcohol after Prohibition in 1933, its wild history includes a founder's murder trial. #VinelandNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #AmericanHistory #NJ
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialDid you know Swedesboro, NJ was originally part of the 1638 colony of New Sweden? First called Raccoon, the town was renamed to honor its founders. Its historic 1703 church was even used as a barracks during the Revolution! #SwedesboroNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #NJ #History
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialA town built on Quaker farms, Collingswood, NJ was named to honor the Collings family and their vast woodlands. It’s famous for becoming a "dry town" in 1873, and its beautiful park was donated by a descendant who became a sugar baron! #CollingswoodNJ #NewJerseyHistory #NJHistory #DryTown #Ameri
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialHow did a small NJ transit hub become home to an exiled King of Spain, Founding Fathers, & Clara Barton? Discover the epic story of Joseph Borden and the historical heavyweight town he built! #BordentownNJ #NJHistory #NewJersey #AmericanHistory #Bordentown
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialEver wonder how Fortescue got its name? This tiny Delaware Bay fishing village was named for John Fortescue, who owned the land before the American Revolution. It later became famous as the “Weakfish Capital of the World!”
#Fortescue #NJHistory #CumberlandCounty #SouthJersey #DelawareBay
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialEver wonder how Evesham got its name? Was it named after a town in England or Thomas Eves, an early settler from there? The answer remains a mystery more than 330 years later!
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialDid Franklinville, NJ start as a town called Little Ease Discover the folklore, stagecoach history, and the Ben Franklin mystery behind this Gloucester County community! #FranklinvilleNJ #SouthJersey #GloucesterCounty #NJHistory #LocalHistory
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialWant to binge 60+ town histories and haunted Jersey Shore stories? The archive is perfectly organized into easy-to-watch playlists! Hit the bio link to find your town, and comment what to investigate next! #JerseyShore #NJHistory #HauntedNJ #GhostStory #LocalLore
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialEver wonder how Seaville got its name? This Upper Township community has been on the map for nearly 200 years, but the story behind its name remains a mystery!
#Seaville #NJHistory #UpperTownship #CapeMayCounty #JerseyShore
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialEver wonder how Eldora got its name? This tiny Cape May County community was once an industrial center, with a tomato cannery that shipped products to Philadelphia, New York and even Europe!
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialDid you know Deptford was once called Bethlehem, then Deerford? The original township covered 106 square miles, and in 1793, a French balloonist landed here after making the first manned balloon flight in America!
#Deptford #NJHistory #SouthJersey #GloucesterCounty #NewJersey
@onthemarkshorelife.bsky.socialDid you know Shamong almost became Indian Mills? The name Shamong comes from the Lenape and is traditionally translated as “place of the horn.” In 1992, residents even voted on changing the township’s name!