Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History

Charles Harrison

Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History
Format
Paperback
Publisher
History Press
Country
Published
5 February 2013
Pages
158
ISBN
9781609497767

Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History

Charles Harrison

Situated along the Delaware Bay and first inhabited by theLenape Indians, Cumberland County has a rich agricultural and industrialhistory. After the Revolution, Swedish, Danish and English immigrants were soonjoined by others from across Europe and around the world. The Cohansey andMaurice Rivers flow through the county, uniting its cities and towns. They havedistinguished histories of their own-Greenwich was a major port of entry incolonial America; Port Norris was the oyster capital of the world in the1800s; and Seabrook Farms was the country’s biggest vegetable factory. In 2013,the county celebrates its 265th anniversary. Join the people ofBridgeton, Millville, Vineland and the rest of Cumberland County to explore thestories from its past.

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