Friday, November 4, 2011

History of Bridgeton ! (Blog # 2)

Bridgeton, New Jersey is a very old town. Formally called Bridgeton City then changed to Bridgeton Township on March 1,1865. Located in the southern part of the state of New Jersey Known as a Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area along with Milliville and Vineland New Jersey. Unlike those cities, Bridgeton lies along the Cohansey River which is near the Delaware Bay in the Tri-State area.
Bridgeton has the largest historic district in the state of New Jersey. The first people to settle In Bridgeton where European. Bridgeton was made by 1686 when Richard Hancock established a sawmill here. The other settlers established iron-works in 1814. Today, Bridgeton is the home of different factories and metal machine works.

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