Good Intent, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 39°48′15″N 75°04′40″W / 39.80417°N 75.07778°W / 39.80417; -75.07778 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Township | Deptford |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876664[1] |
Good Intent is an unincorporated community located in Deptford TownshipinGloucester County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.[1][2]
The community is located along a tributary of Big Timber Creek.
An early settler, George Ward, purchased 250 acres (100 ha) of land at Good Intent in 1701 and erected small mills.[3]
A cloth mill was erected in 1829. The three-story building was destroyed by fire in 1840, but was soon rebuilt. About eight years later it burned down again, and was again rebuilt.[3] A mail stage coach began service in 1834 "to leave Good Intent every morning, Sundays excepted".[3]: 449
In 1836, a factory was established at Good Intent which manufactured handles for pitch forks and shovels. The raw lumber was brought in on scows, and the finished product was transported to Philadelphia.[3]
The Good Intent Church was noted to exist during the 1840s.[3]
An improved road to Good Intent was built from Williamstown (then called "Squankum") in 1853.[4]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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