Wolfert, New Jersey
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Wolfert's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey) Show map of Gloucester County, New JerseyWolfert (New Jersey) Show map of New JerseyWolfert (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
Coordinates: 39°47′02″N 75°15′40″W / 39.78389°N 75.26111°W / 39.78389; -75.26111 | |
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County | Gloucester |
Township | East Greenwich |
Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 881897[1] |
Wolfert was an unincorporated community located within East Greenwich TownshipinGloucester County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.[1][2]
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]
A branch of the West Jersey Railroad was constructed in 1871, and a station was erected in Wolfert.[5][6]
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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