Vincentown is an

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and

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(CDP) located on the

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in Southampton Township of

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. The area is served as

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ZIP code 08088. As of the

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, the population for

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08088 was 24,664.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08088

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. Accessed July 18, 2016.

Demographics

History

In 1743, Vincent Leeds purchased the land where the community is now built. It was later named after him, Vincent's Town. Previously, the village had been known as Brimstone Neck.

Historic district

The Vincentown Historic District is a

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roughly bounded by Mill, Church, Pleasant, Main, and Race Streets, and Red Lion Road encompassing the community. It was added to the

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on September 21, 1988 for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, religion, and social history. The district includes 160

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and 3

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. With The John Woolston House, a two and one-half story brick house with

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, was previously documented by the

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in 1938. The house at 57 Main Street is a three story

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house featuring a

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with a tree-type finial. It was built and is a key contributing property. File:Vincentown Historic District (34).JPG, Italianate house at 57 Main Street

Transportation

Red Lion Airport Red Lion Airport is a private-use airport located south of the central business district of the Vincentown section of Southampton Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeaste ...

is located in Vincentown.

Points of interest

* The

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has its headquarters and visitor center at the Bishop–Irick Farmstead, which is listed on the NRHP. * DeMastro Vineyards

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Vincentown include: *

Samuel A. Dobbins Samuel Atkinson Dobbins (April 14, 1814 – May 26, 1886) was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1877. He served as the Sheriff of Bur ...

(1814–1886), represented

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in the

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from 1873–1877. *

Brad Ecklund Bradford Sterling Ecklund (May 9, 1922 – February 6, 2010 ) was a center in the AAFC and in the National Football League. He was chosen twice (1950, 1951) to play in the Pro Bowl. He was born in Los Angeles and died in Mount Holly Township, N ...

(1922–2010),

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who played five seasons in the NFL. *

Job H. Lippincott Job Hilliard Lippincott (November 12, 1842 – July 5, 1900) was a lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and was an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biography He was born on November 12, 184 ...

(1842–1900),

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and Associate Justice of the

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. *

Chauncey Morehouse Chauncey Morehouse (March 11, 1902 – October 31, 1980) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Morehouse was born in Niagara Falls, New York, United States, and was raised in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he played drums from a very early ...

(1902–1980),

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. *

Jim Saxton Hugh James Saxton (born January 22, 1943) is an American politician from New Jersey. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented parts of Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington, Ocean County, New Jersey, ...

(born 1943),

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from 1984 to 2009. Barone, Michael; and Ujifusa, Grant. ''

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1988', p. 764. ''

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'', 1987. *

Beulah Woolston Beulah Woolston (August 3, 1828 – October 24, 1886) was a pioneering American missionary teacher in China. With her sister, she founded schools, translated textbooks, and edited a Chinese-language newspaper. Early life and education Beulah Wools ...

(1828–1886), pioneering missionary teacher in China.

References

External links

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Vincent Fire CompanyPreservation Commission of Historic Southampton
{{Authority control Southampton Township, New Jersey Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) Unincorporated communities in Burlington County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey Census-designated places in Burlington County, New Jersey