Clarksboro is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and historic area located in the municipality of
East Greenwich Township in
Gloucester County, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clarksboro include:
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Danielson
Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. The group consists of frontman Daniel Smith and a number of various artists with whom he collaborates. Smith has also released solo work as Br ...
(1995–present), family indie rock band
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Rachel Davis DuBois Rachel Davis DuBois (January 25, 1892 - March 30, 1993) was an American educator, human rights activist and pioneer of intercultural education.
Early life
Rachel Davis Dubois was born on January 25, 1892 in the Clarksboro section of East Greenwi ...
(1892–1993), educator, human rights activist and pioneer of
intercultural education.
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George Gill Green
George Gill Green (January 16, 1842 – February 26, 1925) was a patent medicine entrepreneur, and Union surgeon in the American Civil War.
Biography
George Gill Green was born in Clarksboro, New Jersey, to Mary Ann and Lewis M. Green. Gr ...
(1842–1925), patent medicine manufacturer
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Amos J. Peaslee (1887–1969), politician, military official, author, and diplomat who served as
United States Ambassador to Australia
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Hardy Richardson
Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson (April 21, 1855 – January 14, 1931), also known as "Hardie" and "Old True Blue", was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1875 to 1892 with a brief minor league comeback in 1898. He ...
(1855-1931),
Major League Baseball
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player
Education
East Greenwich Township School District
The East Greenwich Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from East Greenwich Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Based on data from the 2014 Taxpay ...
serves grades K-6 with 7-12 served by
Kingsway Regional School District.
, Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K-Grade 3 campus in
Gibbstown CDP and 4-8 campus in
Paulsboro) takes students from Clarksboro. The school is under the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Church in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It consists of 62 parishes and about 475,000 Catholics in the Southern Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cum ...
.
Points of interest
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Eglington Cemetery
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Hollingshead Airport
Notable people
*Members of
Danielson
Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. The group consists of frontman Daniel Smith and a number of various artists with whom he collaborates. Smith has also released solo work as Br ...
, American
Indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...
band
References
East Greenwich Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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