Cedarville, New Jersey

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Cedarville, New Jersey

• By Cindy C. Seto
• PLAN 740 Rural Planning Seminar
• December 5, 2002

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Location

• Latitude 39 degrees North
• Longitude 75 degrees West
• Resides in Lawrence Township, Cumberland County
• 40 miles South of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 30 miles West of the Atlantic Ocean

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Conn.
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
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History

• Received its name in 1806
• Settled long before when saw and grist mills were
  built along the Cedar Creek
• Earliest date was 1752, but may change when new
  resources arrive

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Cumberland County

• Has three main small cities
• Bridgeton (1754)
• Millville (1800)
• Vineland (1861)

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Lawrence Township

• Neighborhoods
• Cedarville
• Centre Grove
• Main Industrial Class of Employment
• Operators, Fabricators and Laborers
• Technicians, Sales and Administrative Support

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Education

• Myron L. Powell Elementary School
• Cedarville, New Jersey
• Bridgeton High School
• 8 miles North of Cedarville
• Millville High School
• 10 miles Northeast of Cedarville

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Employers

• South Woods State Prison
• Security Medium/Maximum
• Bridgeton, New Jersey
• Redpack Foods, Inc.
• Others
• Commuters
• Other then listed

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Churches

• Baptist Churches (3)
• Catholic (1)
• Church of Christ (1)
• Pentecostal (1)
• Presbyterian (1)

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Tourism

• Fishing
• Delaware Bay
• Cape May
• 35 miles Southeast
• Countrys oldest beach resort
• Atlantic City
• 35 miles East

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Interesting Facts

• The New Jersey Tomato Council
• There is a street named Main Street
• Everything is on Main Street
• City Hall/Fire Hall/Library are all in the same
  building
• Health Care is provided in other Towns/Cities
• Two Traffic Lights
• 3 Small Grocery Store

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Also

• A lot of Victorian Houses
• Can see the bay from the roof, on some
• One known
• Pizza/Philly Cheese Steak House/Italian Entrées
  (similar to what Pizza Hut has)
• Convenient Store/Gas Station
• Hardware Store
• Bank
• Postal Office

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All in all

• Cedarville, New Jersey resembles the imagery that
  many Americans have about small towns
• Victorian Houses
• Small Population
• If you know one, you know them all (eventually)

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FYI

• There is a place called Pleasantville, New
  Jersey. It resides in Atlantic County, east of
  Cumberland County.
• New Jersey Devils were named after the folklore
  Jersey Devil, a winged creature of the night,
  that resides in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.