Finn’s Point Rear Range Light is located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The range light was built in 1876 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1978. It has been incorporated into the Supawna...
Fort Mott, located in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States, was part of the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware, a three-fort defense system designed for the Delaware River during the postbellum and Endicott program modernization periods following the...
Alloways Creek Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house on Buttonwood Avenue, 150 feet west of Main Street in Hancock’s Bridge, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1756 and added to the National...
The Salem County Historical Society consists of four interconnected historic buildings dating from c.1700 to c.1800, the center-piece of which is the Alexander Grant’s Mansion House (1721) and the Josephine Jaquett Memorial Library. The Society contains a collection...
The Pennsville Township Historical Society was established on October 29, 1987. Our goal is to preserve the great history of our Township. We have a beautiful Museum Complex that consists of 8 buildings. Our crown jewel is the riverfront Victorian Farmhouse built by...
This monument in Riverview Beach Park, Pennsville, N.J., was dedicated in 2004 to commemorate the contributions made by New Sweden. The monument is on the Delaware River, near the parking lot at the end of Pittsfield Street.
The Alliance Colony was a Jewish agricultural community that was founded on May 10, 1882, in Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.
Although the original date of construction is unknown, the Historic Log Cabin has been reconstructed as it would have been for the Quakers of the 1700’s.Lumber from local trees were hand hewn for the logs, Jersey sandstone from nearby was used for the foundation...
Parvin State Park is a state park located in the southwestern part of New Jersey. Situated around Parvin Lake on the edge of the Pine Barrens, the park includes pine forests, hardwood forests, and swamps.
Located in downtown historic Woodstown, the Woodstown Pilesgrove Historical Society is a historic home featuring several exhibits on Woodstown’s unique history.
Finn’s Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses 4.6 acres, and as of February 2009, had 3,033 interments
The Society was started in 1999 when a small group decided that it was important to preserve the history of Penns Grove and to be able to share the history with others. Over the ensuing years the Society has expanded to encompass the towns of Carneys Point and Oldmans...
The Hancock House is a historic structure in the Hancock’s Bridge section of Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It was the site of the 1778 Hancock’s Bridge massacre, carried out by John Graves Simcoe and the Queens...
The first Presbyterian church in Salem County, the “Piles Grove” Congregation was officially organized in 1741 when the Rev. David Evans was installed as pastor by the Presbytery of Philadelphia.Also on the grounds of the Old Church is a 1972 replica of...
The Abel and Mary Nicholson House is a brick house built in 1722 in Elsinboro Township, New Jersey, United States. It is an excellent example of a Delaware Valley patterned brick building. The vitrified bricks form geometric designs and highlight the year of...
Union Fire Company was founded in 1749. This, their second firehouse, was built in 1863 and served as an active firehouse until 1992. Restoration efforts began in 2002 and continue to this day. The Salem Fire Museum is open from 9am until noon on the first Saturday of...
The park contains an exact replica of a 16th century Swedish cabin. Cabins of this type served as temporary shelters after the settlement of New Sweden in this area (1638). From 1638 to 1655 the Dutch and the Swedes competed for control of the Delaware fur trade. The...
The Greater Elmer Area Historical Society Serving Elmer Borough, Pittsgrove Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township works to preserve our local history.
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