Sewell ( ) is a

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and

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within Mantua Township in Gloucester County,

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. It is named for United States Senator

William Joyce Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 an ...

. Sewell is served as

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ZIP Code 08080.Look Up a ZIP Code for Sewell, NJ

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. Accessed March 22, 2012. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the population for

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08080 was 37,433. Sewell is the site of the Inversand

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pit, the last operational

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mine in the world. The location has become renowned for its

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and is similar to many of the sites studied by early paleontologists, particularly

Edward Drinker Cope Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested ...

. It is also home to the Barnsboro Inn, the oldest bar in New Jersey. Sewell is also home to

Rowan College of South Jersey Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) is a public community college with two campuses in New Jersey, including one in Sewell (Gloucester Main Campus) and one in Vineland and Millville (Cumberland Branch Campus). The college was established in ...

Parks and recreation

Tall Pines State Preserve is a nature preserve that opened in November 2015 as Gloucester County's first state park and is located along the border of Deptford Township and Mantua Township. Originally a forest that was turned into an asparagus field and then a golf course, the land was preserved through the efforts of the South Jersey Land and Water Trust, the Friends of Tall Pines, Gloucester County Nature Club, and the New Jersey Green Acres Program."Tall Pines State Preserve; Gloucester County's First State Park"
, ''Natural Awakenings: South Jersey Edition''. Accessed May 19, 2016. "This 111-acre parcel of land that straddles Mantua and Deptford townships was originally forested woodlands, then an asparagus field before it became a golf course named Tall Pines in the early 1950s."

Transportation

The community is a planned stop on the

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, a proposed

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(DMU) light rail line.

Notable people

People (and pets) who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sewell include: * Tony DeAngelo (born 1995), NHL defenseman for the

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. *

Ryan D'Imperio Ryan D'Imperio (born August 15, 1987) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 237th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers University. He fi ...

(born 1987), former NFL fullback for the

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* Elwood (-2013), the winner of the

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in 2007 *

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(born 1977), screen director and producer, ''

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'' and ''

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''. *

Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator and documentary film producer. A former competitor in women's singles, she is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World ...

(born 1982), Olympic gold medal winner, figure skating *

John E. Wallace Jr. John E. Wallace Jr. (born 1942) is a former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Early life and education Wallace was born on March 13, 1942 in Pitman, New Jersey. He received a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1964, where he ...

(born 1942), former Associate Justice of the

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Justice John E. Wallace, Jr.
,

. Accessed July 15, 2008.

References

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