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Encyclopedia > Port Elizabeth, New Jersey

Port Elizabeth, also known as "Port Illiterate" is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08348. Unincorporated areas in the state of New Jersey are communities that are part of one or more incorporated municipalities. ... Maurice River Township highlighted in Cumberland County. ... USPS and Usps redirect here. ... Mr. ...


As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08348 was 455. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAsâ„¢) are a new statistical entity developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. ...


Route 47 and Route 55 intersect in Port Elizabeth. Route 47 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Route 55 Route 55 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States, built to freeway standards. ...

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History

Port Elizabeth, named for Elizabeth Clark Bodly, a Quakeress and owner of lands on which Port Elizabeth lays, was laid out in 1785. In 1778, a dam was built on the Manumuskin River, drying out valuable lands for farmers, who flocked in. Further down the river wharves were built, giving Port Elizabeth the Port part of the name. The Manumuskin River is a tributary of the Maurice River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ...


Historic Structures

  • Port Elizabeth United Methodist Church, built in 1827 to replace Cumberland County's first Methodist Church which was built in 1786
  • John Boggs Hall, built in 1854
  • Port Elizabeth Library, built in 1810 as a general store
  • Eagle Glass Works Hotel, built around 1807 to house the Eagle Glass Works
  • St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, built in 1810 for the Eagle Glass Works workers, was moved to Gopshen in 1878

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Maurice River Township include:

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References

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Port Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene, Churches in Port Elizabeth New Jersey,Pastor John Allegri. (193 words)
Port Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene, Churches in Port Elizabeth New Jersey,Pastor John Allegri.
We are a small (but growing!) church, located in Cumberland County, New Jersey, about halfway between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cape May, New Jersey.
Our Port Elizabeth church family enjoys making people feel “at home” here as we reach out with the message of salvation in Jesus Christ and the practical application of holiness in living the Christian life..
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