Wolfert was an unincorporated community located within East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2]

History

An early settler was Solomon Lippincott, who purchased 200 acres (81 ha) of land at that location in 1741. In 1756, a local branch of the Society of Friends used Lippincott's home as a place of worship. "Solomons Graveyard" (extant) was established on the property, the earliest burials dating from 1795.[3][4]

Transportation

The Swedesboro Railroad built its line from Woodbury to Swedesboro through the town, opening in October 1869 under lease to the West Jersey Railroad.[5][6] It is still operated for freight traffic by the Southern Railroad of New Jersey.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wolfert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "The History of Solomon's Meeting, Solomon's Graveyard". East Greenwich New Jersey History & Genealogy. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Solomons Graveyard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Coverdale & Colpitts (1946). The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: The Corporate, Financial and Construction History of Lines Owned, Operated and Controlled To December 31, 1945, Volume IV Affiliated Lines, Miscellaneous Companies, and General Index. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott. p. 214. OCLC 13172415.
  6. ^ "South Jersey Rails 1869". West Jersey and South Jersey Heritage. February 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "JP Rail, Inc. d/b/a Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey-Lease and Operation Exemption-Consolidated Rail Corporation". Surface Transportation Board. April 17, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfert,_New_Jersey
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