. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. )art of the to^vnships ofMullica and Hamilton, in Atlantic county, was incc^rporatcdMarch 23d, 1866. Being situated in the central part of that sec- CENTRAL KE%V JEKSET. 519 tion of what is designated in this work as Central ISTew Jersey,and, in some respects, it may be considered as its capital. Thetownship is about 11^ miles long and 4| in breadth, and containsabout 33,000 acres. The new settlement commenced in 1858 byC K. Landis & R. J. Byrnes. The settlors are mostly from NewEngland, who cuhivate at the present time 1,
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. )art of the to^vnships ofMullica and Hamilton, in Atlantic county, was incc^rporatcdMarch 23d, 1866. Being situated in the central part of that sec- CENTRAL KE%V JEKSET. 519 tion of what is designated in this work as Central ISTew Jersey,and, in some respects, it may be considered as its capital. Thetownship is about 11^ miles long and 4| in breadth, and containsabout 33,000 acres. The new settlement commenced in 1858 byC K. Landis & R. J. Byrnes. The settlors are mostly from NewEngland, who cuhivate at the present time 1,^J0 acres for straw-berries ; 400 for blackberries, 200 for pear tr^s, 100 for grapes,and 100 for raspberries, in addition, other acres for farm the strawberry season of 18G7, from 5 to 7 car loads ofthis fruit were daily carried to the markets of New York and Phila-delphia. There are in the limits of the town 4 churches—1 Meth-odist, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist and 1 Universalist; 8 schools, View at Hammonton Station^ N. J. The view annexed is one looking southward, sliowing the rail-road, and trains passing toward Atlantic City. This spot is halfway between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, each being 30 milesdistant. The Hammonton House is seen on the right, the houseby its side is tlie residence of E. J. Byrnes, a native of Philadel-phia, and is tlie oldest structure in the place. Here Messrs. Lan-dis & Bynies, in 1858, commenced their operations in convertingthe wilderness into gardens and fruitful fields, dividing into smalltracts, or lots, which a person of limited means can purchase andsecure a spot where all the members of liis family can be profitablyemployed in sustaining themselves, by their own industry, on theirown land, and thus creating many comfortable and happy liomes. In the central part of the engraving is seen the Hammontonstation-house, a small structure, being the first erected at thisplace, which will probably soon 1)0 replaced b
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