. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. pring Garden ferry, on the eastern bank of theriver. Some tombstones in the graveyard still exist. Among thedescendants of these people are the Mosslanders, Vanamans, Peter-sons, Millers, Cobbs, &c. Port Elizabeth, the principal village, is on a small creek abouthalf a mile E. of Maurice river, and 16 m. SE. of Bridge ton. Thefollowing is a view of the place as it appears on approaching it fromMillville. The large structure on the left of the engraving is theMethodist church, the building with a spire is the academy, andth
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. pring Garden ferry, on the eastern bank of theriver. Some tombstones in the graveyard still exist. Among thedescendants of these people are the Mosslanders, Vanamans, Peter-sons, Millers, Cobbs, &c. Port Elizabeth, the principal village, is on a small creek abouthalf a mile E. of Maurice river, and 16 m. SE. of Bridge ton. Thefollowing is a view of the place as it appears on approaching it fromMillville. The large structure on the left of the engraving is theMethodist church, the building with a spire is the academy, andthe covered bridge on the left is over the Manamuskin are also in the village extensive glass-works, for the manu-facture of window-glass, managed by Germans,—a Friends meet-ing-house, and about 800 inhabitants. The village was laid outabout 1790, by Elizabeth Bodeley, a widow lady from Salem co.,who owned the land. There were then a few houses in the was thereupon made a port of entry, and named in honor of this 148 CUMBERLANP COUNTY. Northicest View of Port Elizabeth. lady. The Methodist church was erected soon after. In 1827, theold building was taken down and the present substantial edificereared. A few years after the Methodist church was built, theFriends erected their meeting-house. There are also 4 otherchurches in the township—viz., 1 JMethodist at Leesburg, 1 do. atCumberland furnace, 1 do. at Morris River Neck, and a Baptist, inthe southern part of the township, which is used for a , in the extreme eastern part of the township, onTuckahoe river, 25 m. from Bridgeton, has about 40 dwellings, andextensive glass-works, for the manufactureof window-glass, ownedby Dr. Randolph Marshall and others. Considerable ship-buildingis carried on there. Bricksboro, (founded by Joshua Brick, Esq.,)Leesburg, and Dorchester, are small villages on Maurice river. The principal portion of the following, relating to loitchcraft, &c.
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