Penn's Neck

Penn's Neck is a New Jersey historical marker in Salem County, dedicated 1938.

Corner of Regional High School - North Carneys Point, Route 44 - left hand side entering Carneys Point from Pennsgrove. · location approximate

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Early settled by the Swedes, but received its name from William Penn who owned a large part of the land. Until 1714, the Swedes were members of Trinity Church, Wilmington. In the year 1714, St. George's Church was organized.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1671 · Noua Terrae-Mariae tabula. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1708 · Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1710 · A chart of the sea coasts of New Nederland, Virginia, New England, and Penn-Silvania… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1755 · Virginie, Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie, 1708, covering the location of Penn's Neck, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie, 1708, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Penn's Neck

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