Clarksboro, New Jersey
Clarksboro, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  Clarksboro Clarksboro's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey) | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′59″N 75°13′26″W / 39.79972°N 75.22389°WCoordinates: 39°47′59″N 75°13′26″W / 39.79972°N 75.22389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Township | East Greenwich |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| ZIP code | 08020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875467[1] |
Clarksboro is an unincorporated community and historic area located in the existing municipality of East Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[2]
Notable people[]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clarksboro include:
- Danielson Famile (1995–present), family indie rock band.[3]
- George Gill Green (1842–1925), patent medicine manufacturer.[4]
- Amos J. Peaslee (1887–1969), politician, military official, author and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Australia.[5]
- Hardy Richardson (1855-1931), Major League Baseball player.[6]
Points of interest[]
- Eglington Cemetery
- Hidden Acres Park, Clarksboro
Education[]
East Greenwich Township School District serves grades K-6 with 7-12 served by Kingsway Regional School District.
As of 2020 Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K-Grade 3 campus in Gibbstown CDP and 4-8 campus in Paulsboro) takes students from Clarksboro.[7] It is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
References[]
- ^ "Clarksboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Schwabsky, Barry. "MUSIC; Being Weird Is Not a Bar To Promoting Christianity", The New York Times, April 16, 2000. Accessed April 28, 2015. "So it was no small compliment when Richard Gehr, a writer for the music magazine Spin, declared a band, the Danielson Famile, based in tiny Clarksboro, 'the most joyously eccentric group of performers to ascend the New Jersey Turnpike since Sun Ra's Arkestra.'"
- ^ "The opera house built on medicine: Woodbury's G.G. Green Block ", Hidden New Jersey, December 14, 2012. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Born in nearby Clarksboro, George Gill Green left the University of Pennsylvania medical school in 1864 to fight in the Civil War with the 142nd Illinois Regiment."
- ^ "AMOS J. PEASLEE, EX-ENVOY, IS DEAD; Lawyer Served Eisenhower in Australia and in Capital", The New York Times, August 30, 1969. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Mr. Peaslee was born in Clarksboro on March 24, 1887."
- ^ Hardy Richardson Stats, Baseball Almanac. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Hardy Richardson was born on Saturday, April 21, 1855, in Clarksboro, New Jersey."
- ^ "Contact Information". Guardian Angels Regional School. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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