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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloucester City, New Jersey | 0 |
Statements (44)
| 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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