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SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, USA
11/23/13
Hi Everyone. The trip today is going to my hometown. This is not where I
grew up, but it's where I have spent most of my adult life. It is a
beautiful little town.
Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
It was settled as part of New Sweden in the mid-1600s. The early
Swedes and Finns were fishermen, hunters and farmers.
Swedesboro, along with Bridgeport, was one of only two settlements
established in New Jersey as a part of the New Sweden colony. The
oldest extant log cabin in the United States, the Nothnagle Log Cabin
(ca. 1640) was built by Antti Niilonpoika (Anthony Neilson/Nelson) in
Swedesboro. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,
as is Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church, which was established as
a Swedish Lutheran Church in 1703; the present building dates to 1784.
The English Colonial government needed a road between the communities of
Burlington and Salem, so they built the Kings Highway in 1691 which
opened the southern portion of Gloucester County to more settlers, who
were drawn to the area by the fertile sandy soil, prime farmland and
vast tracts of oak, birch, maple and pine trees.
Originally, the community was called Raccoon, until the name was changed
to Swedesboro in 1765. Through the late 1800s, Raccoon Creek was a
water route that was naturally deep enough to transport wood and
farming projects to Philadelphia by the Delaware River.
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, visited the borough as part of a 1976
tour of the United States.
Swedesboro has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a
Tree City USA since 2000.
Today, Swedesboro is an active town, with activities for all ages. Some
annual activities are the Christmas Parade, Dancing in the Street (3
concerts in the summer), and Swedesboro Day with Antique Car Show.
There are two main parks in the area that are family-friendly. Locke
Avenue Park hosts the sports teams and Narraticon Lake Park is a
quiet relaxing area along the lake. Easter Sunrise Service is held
at the lake. The public Library is a wonderful source of education
and activities for children and adults.
According to the 2010 census, the population was 2,584. January is
normally the coldest month with temperatures between 24 and 42 degrees
Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month with temperatures
between 65 and 88 degrees F. August is normally the rainiest month
with and average of 4.3 inches, and a yearly average of 43.2 inches of
rain. February is normally the snowiest month with an average of 6
inches, and a yearly average of 18.7 inches of snow. (That has
greatly increased over the last 5 years).
I hope you enjoy this trip to Swedesboro, New Jersey.
~Marsha~
WELCOME
AROUND TOWN
SWEDESBORO LIT UP BLUE FOR AUTISM AWARENESS
HISTORIC TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NOTHNAGLE LOG CABIN
LAKE NARRATICON PARK
CHRISTMAS PARADE
THE SAX PLAYER IS MY GRANDSON
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS (THROWING CANDY)
GIRL WITH ORANGE JACKET IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER
MUMMERS STRING BAND
ANTIQUE CAR SHOW
DANCING IN THE STREET
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE IN THE BLUE SHIRT/PINK PANTS
AND THE PINK SHIRT/GREEN PANTS
FOR 9/11
BETHESDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
TYPICAL VICTORIAN HOUSE IN TOWN
OLD PHOTOS
THIS IS NOW THE LIBRARY
FORDS HOTEL 1910
NARRATICON LAKE 1910
HOUSES FOR SALE
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grew up, but it's where I have spent most of my adult life. It is a
beautiful little town.
Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
It was settled as part of New Sweden in the mid-1600s. The early
Swedes and Finns were fishermen, hunters and farmers.
Swedesboro, along with Bridgeport, was one of only two settlements
established in New Jersey as a part of the New Sweden colony. The
oldest extant log cabin in the United States, the Nothnagle Log Cabin
(ca. 1640) was built by Antti Niilonpoika (Anthony Neilson/Nelson) in
Swedesboro. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,
as is Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church, which was established as
a Swedish Lutheran Church in 1703; the present building dates to 1784.
The English Colonial government needed a road between the communities of
Burlington and Salem, so they built the Kings Highway in 1691 which
opened the southern portion of Gloucester County to more settlers, who
were drawn to the area by the fertile sandy soil, prime farmland and
vast tracts of oak, birch, maple and pine trees.
Originally, the community was called Raccoon, until the name was changed
to Swedesboro in 1765. Through the late 1800s, Raccoon Creek was a
water route that was naturally deep enough to transport wood and
farming projects to Philadelphia by the Delaware River.
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, visited the borough as part of a 1976
tour of the United States.
Swedesboro has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a
Tree City USA since 2000.
Today, Swedesboro is an active town, with activities for all ages. Some
annual activities are the Christmas Parade, Dancing in the Street (3
concerts in the summer), and Swedesboro Day with Antique Car Show.
There are two main parks in the area that are family-friendly. Locke
Avenue Park hosts the sports teams and Narraticon Lake Park is a
quiet relaxing area along the lake. Easter Sunrise Service is held
at the lake. The public Library is a wonderful source of education
and activities for children and adults.
According to the 2010 census, the population was 2,584. January is
normally the coldest month with temperatures between 24 and 42 degrees
Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month with temperatures
between 65 and 88 degrees F. August is normally the rainiest month
with and average of 4.3 inches, and a yearly average of 43.2 inches of
rain. February is normally the snowiest month with an average of 6
inches, and a yearly average of 18.7 inches of snow. (That has
greatly increased over the last 5 years).
I hope you enjoy this trip to Swedesboro, New Jersey.
~Marsha~
WELCOME
AROUND TOWN
SWEDESBORO LIT UP BLUE FOR AUTISM AWARENESS
HISTORIC TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NOTHNAGLE LOG CABIN
LAKE NARRATICON PARK
CHRISTMAS PARADE
THE SAX PLAYER IS MY GRANDSON
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS (THROWING CANDY)
GIRL WITH ORANGE JACKET IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER
MUMMERS STRING BAND
ANTIQUE CAR SHOW
DANCING IN THE STREET
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE IN THE BLUE SHIRT/PINK PANTS
AND THE PINK SHIRT/GREEN PANTS
FOR 9/11
BETHESDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
TYPICAL VICTORIAN HOUSE IN TOWN
OLD PHOTOS
THIS IS NOW THE LIBRARY
FORDS HOTEL 1910
NARRATICON LAKE 1910
HOUSES FOR SALE
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Information from Wikipedia and personal knowledge
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
most being from Swedesboro's facebook
Thanks to the respective photographers
11-22-13
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