present-day Gloucester City, New Jersey

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Present-day Gloucester City, New Jersey is a small historic community on the Delaware River near Philadelphia, known for its early colonial roots and long-standing industrial and maritime heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 856
borderedBy Bellmawr, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Brooklawn, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Haddon Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
connectedByHighway Interstate 76 NERFINISHED
Route 45
U.S. Route 130 NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Camden County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
governmentType City form of government
hasEconomicHistory fishing industry
manufacturing
shipbuilding
hasFeature historic riverfront district
working-class residential neighborhoods
hasHeritage colonial
industrial
maritime
hasHighSchool Gloucester City Public Schools
surface form: Gloucester City High School
hasLandUse mixed residential and industrial
hasLocalNewspaper Gloucester City News
hasPark Proprietors Park
hasParochialSchool Gloucester Catholic High School
hasRecreation boating on the Delaware River
fishing on the Delaware River
hasReligiousInstitution St. Mary’s Church, Gloucester City
hasSchoolDistrict Gloucester City Public Schools
hasWaterfront Delaware River waterfront
historicalNote One of the older European-settled communities along the Delaware River in New Jersey
incorporatedAsCity 1868
locatedIn Delaware Valley
locatedNear Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
locatedOn Delaware River
locatedOpposite South Philadelphia across the Delaware River
partOfMetropolitanArea Philadelphia metropolitan area
postalCode 08030
region South Jersey
settled 17th century
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
timezone Eastern Time Zone

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Fort Nassau (New Jersey) locatedNear present-day Gloucester City, New Jersey