. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. « The foregoing account of Somers is drawn from an interesting biography by J. Fenni-more Cooper, in Grahams Magazine for October, 1842. 68 ATLANTIC COUNTY. townsnip contains 7 stores, capital $9,700; 1 glass factory, 3 grist-mills, 3 saw-mills ; capital in manufactures. -$47,500 ; 8 schools,016 scholars. Population, ;nl8fi5,2, In the American â¢revolution mere was a consioerable settlementat the forks of Little Egg Harbn -ver now gone to decay. Itcontained about 30 dwellings, mlianited principally by persons en-gaged
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. « The foregoing account of Somers is drawn from an interesting biography by J. Fenni-more Cooper, in Grahams Magazine for October, 1842. 68 ATLANTIC COUNTY. townsnip contains 7 stores, capital $9,700; 1 glass factory, 3 grist-mills, 3 saw-mills ; capital in manufactures. -$47,500 ; 8 schools,016 scholars. Population, ;nl8fi5,2, In the American â¢revolution mere was a consioerable settlementat the forks of Little Egg Harbn -ver now gone to decay. Itcontained about 30 dwellings, mlianited principally by persons en-gaged in running goods when Philadelphia was in possession ofthe British. Little Egg Harbor riv^er was a favorite resort for pri-vateers to land their cargoes ic^ this purpose. At Chestnut Necksome storehouses for the reception of merchandise were burnt bythe British. At that time a breastwork was erected there, and theinhabitants to the number of 1,.500 collected for its defence. Theenemy coming up the river in strong force in barges, compelledthem to retreat. View of the County Buildings, Mays Landing. Hamilton is about 16 miles long by 11 wide, and is boundedNE. by Galloway, 8W. by Cape May county, SE. by Egg Har-bor, and NW. by part of Gloucester county. The Great EggHarbor river passes through its whole length, drviining a wide ex-tent of sandy soil and pine forest. The township contains 8 stores,capital $14,800; 1 furnace. 1 forge, 2 grist-irlls, 3 saw-mills;capital in manufactures, 822,150 ; 6 schools, 910 scholars. Popu-lation, 1,5G5. Mays Landing, the seat of justice for the county, is on the GreatEgg Harbor river, at the head of navigation, 16 miles from the At-lantic ocean, and 73 from Trenton. It is divided into two portionsabout a quarter of a mile apart. Hamilton, the up{)cr village, ison both sides of the river, over which is a bridge. Mays Landingis on the west side of the river, and was first settled. There are ATLANTIC COUNTY qq in the village and vic
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