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Populated place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Wolfert, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°47′02″N 75°15′40″W / 39.78389°N 75.26111°W / 39.78389; -75.26111
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipEast Greenwich
Elevation49 ft (15 m)
GNIS feature ID881897

Wolfert was an unincorporated community located within East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

History

An early settler was Solomon Lippincott, who purchased 200 acres (81 ha) of land at that location in 1741. In 1756, a local branch of the Society of Friends used Lippincott's home as a place of worship. "Solomons Graveyard" (extant) was established on the property, the earliest burials dating from 1795.

A branch of the West Jersey Railroad was constructed in 1871, and a station was erected in Wolfert.

References

  1. ^ "Wolfert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Locality Search". State of New Jersey. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. "The History of Solomon's Meeting, Solomon's Graveyard". East Greenwich New Jersey History & Genealogy. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. "Solomons Graveyard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. "South Jersey Rails 1871". West Jersey and South Jersey Heritage. July 2, 2005.
  6. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. pp. 136.
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