Pittsgrove+&+Salem+Historical+Facts

= Pittsgrove & Salem Historical Facts =

==     == ==** ﻿Pittsgrove ** == destination for people traveling from Philadelphia, Bridgeton and Cape May.
 * Parvin State Park was founded September 12, 1931.
 * October 30, 1933 CCC boys moved into cabins in Parvin. Those cabins served as a home for the CCC boys, Tenesse workers, Displaced Japaneese, German prisoners, and Russian refugees until 1950.
 * Founded in 1846.
 * Centerton inn founded in 1731, Once a popular tourist


 * West Jersey Railroad once ran through Pittsgrove. [[image:http://www.centertoninn.com/images/pages/Centerton_Building_Sideview_Revised.jpg width="117" height="134" align="right"]]
 * Main export was wood.

Salem

 * In 1810 the population of the entire county was only 12,761.
 * Brotmanville was established for Jewish refugees from Russia and Poland.
 * On March 18, 1778 there was a colonial battle at Quinton's bridge
 * Because of the homestead act in 1862 many farms in salem county have been kept in the same family name.
 * Carney's Point was originally owned by the Dupounts.

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