Delmont until 1891, called Ewings Neck, was founded by European settlers in 1770. 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Ewing family was one of the first to settle in the area and a "neck" is a name often given to a stretch of higher ground surrounded by marshes and low-lands.
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Delmont's post office was established in 1851; mail first came by stagecoach and later by train after the Cape May-Millville Railroad opened in 1863.
Delmont's first church was a one-room wooden structure which also served as the village's first school.
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