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Cedarville, New Jersey

Cedarville, New Jersey. By: Cindy C. Seto PLAN 740 – Rural Planning Seminar December 5, 2002. Location. Latitude: 39 degrees North Longitude: 75 degrees West Resides in Lawrence Township, Cumberland County 40 miles South of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Cedarville, New Jersey

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  1. Cedarville, New Jersey By: Cindy C. Seto PLAN 740 – Rural Planning Seminar December 5, 2002

  2. 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

  3. Conn. New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware

  4. 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

  5. Cumberland County • Has three main small cities: • Bridgeton (1754) • Millville (1800) • Vineland (1861)

  6. Lawrence Township • Neighborhoods: • Cedarville • Centre Grove • Main Industrial Class of Employment • Operators, Fabricators and Laborers • Technicians, Sales and Administrative Support

  7. 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

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

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

  10. Tourism • Fishing • Delaware Bay • Cape May • 35 miles Southeast • Country’s oldest beach resort • Atlantic City • 35 miles East

  11. 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

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

  13. 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)

  14. 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.

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