Bridgeton is a

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, in the

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. It is the

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of Cumberland CountyNew Jersey County Map
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. and is located on the

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near

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in the South Jersey region of the state. As of the

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, the city's population was 27,263, up from the 25,349 counted in the 2010 census.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Bridgeton city, Cumberland County, New Jersey

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. Accessed July 9, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Bridgeton city
,

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. Accessed July 9, 2012. Bridgeton and

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are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton

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, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the Delaware Valley. As of 2020, Bridgeton had the 13th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey with an equalized rate of 4.598% compared to 3.089% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

History

Similar to other areas near rivers and the bay, this area was inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous peoples. At the time of European contact, Lenape Native Americans lived in the area. The tribe followed a seasonal pattern of cultivation and hunting and fishing. The state-recognized

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of New Jersey maintain a cultural center here, serving a community of 12,000 in Cumberland,

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and Salem counties. The first recorded European settlement in what is now Bridgeton was made by 1686 when Richard Hancock established a sawmill here. Settlers established a pioneer iron-works in 1814. Bridgeton was incorporated as a

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by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1845, from portions of Deerfield Township. Bridgeton city was incorporated on March 1, 1865, replacing both Bridgeton Township and Cohansey Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 119. Accessed July 9, 2012. The city was named for its location at a bridge on the

and is said to be a corruption of "bridge town". After the

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, Bridgeton's industrial base and commercial centrality in this area of high agricultural production, along with its high profile as an educational center (it was home to the South Jersey Institute, the West Jersey Academy, and two notable academies for women), made it the most prosperous town in the state. Bridgeton was home to glass factories, sewing factories, metal and machine works and other manufacturers, most notably, the Ferracute Machine Works, which was founded and operated by Oberlin Smith, an inventor and philanthropist credited with inventing the first device for magnetic recording, and now in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.Staff
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'', July 22, 1926. Accessed July 8, 2012. "The funeral of Oberlin Smith, Bridgeton's most distinguished citizen and inventor of international note, took place this afternoon from Lockwold, his late residence on the shore of East Lake." Bridgeton Historic District covers a quarter of the city and includes more than 2,000 properties. These range from the early Federal architecture to the 1920s, including many structures eligible for individual listing and some documented by the

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(HABS) during the 1930s. The district was added to the

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in 1982 and is the largest such district of any municipality in New Jersey. Although it is visually dominated by large Victorian homes and a downtown area constructed from the 1880s to the 1920s, the district, besides many neighborhoods of gingerbreaded "doubles" that were essentially working-class housing, includes several notable structures dating from the 18th century and early Federal period. One of these is Potter's Tavern, said to have been built in the 1750s, but restored to its appearance in 1776 when it was home to ''The Plain Dealer,'' considered New Jersey's first newspaper. A second is Brearley (Masonic) Lodge, founded by General James Giles in 1795, and still active. A third is the so-called "Nail House" (; second build ), administrative home of the Cumberland Nail & Iron Works that established Bridgeton's industrial prowess in the early nineteenth century. The first Cumberland National Bank building (1816), which was only the second bank chartered in New Jersey, is now part of the Bridgeton Library. There is also the David Sheppard House (1791), recently restored with assistance from the Garden State Historic Trust and home to the Cousteau Coastal Center of Rutgers University since 2008.Cousteau Center at Bridgeton
,

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Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Accessed July 9, 2012. Bridgeton straddles the tidal

and is located near the center of the

lowlands. It derives its name from the original movable bridge that offered the option of regular overland travel on the "King's Highway" across the Cohansey watershed region for the first time in 1716. The name is believed to have been changed from Bridge-towne to Bridgeton in 1816–1817 due to a printing error on documents published by the Cumberland Bank. Bridgeton is home to numerous large municipal parks. The largest of these, consisting of pinelands, wetlands and lakes, as well as the original raceway system that provided waterpower to the mills, was formed out of the property owned and managed by the Cumberland Nail & Iron Works until 1899. Long considered a recreational area for the region even under ownership by the Iron Works, the property was finally purchased in 1902–1903 by the city and preserved in perpetuity as the Bridgeton City Park. It includes three major lakes: Mary Elmer Lake, Sunset Lake, and East Lake. Bridgeton Park encompasses about . It now includes the Cohanzick Zoo, New Jersey's oldest zoo, which is free to the public. The city suffered an economic downturn in the 1980s with the loss of its remaining manufacturing sector jobs in glass and textiles. Agricultural employment, however, has continued to attract immigrant workers largely from

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but also Guatemala, creating new challenges and opportunities for revitalization. A significant minority of Bridgeton residents and their children speak Zapoteco, either as their only language or alongside Spanish. Downtown Bridgeton includes an art gallery, second hand stores, a makerspace, and the headquarters of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation. The makerspace, called STEAMWorks, was opened as a collaborative project between the city and the local Cumberland County College, run by the college the space offers specialized equipment and software to the public at a membership based pricing system, as well as workshops and a limited set of certification courses, no involvement with the college is required. Bridgeton Main Street declared its downtown a Culinary Arts district and is highlighting downtown activity through the food and cooking-related retail sector. Bridgeton Main Street Association is the oldest Main Street Association in the state, founded in 1990. In 2008, Rutgers opened the Cousteau Coastal Center of its Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences in the former David Sheppard House, a base from which it coordinates cutting-edge ecological research and develops modules for environmental learning at all educational levels from elementary school upward.

South Woods State Prison South Woods State Prison is a state prison for male offenders located in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. History In the 1990s state officials planned to open a ...

, which opened near Bridgeton in 1997, is the largest state prison in New Jersey and provides a range of employment. Bridgeton is home to the Rutgers Food Innovation Center, an entry point for startup food manufacturers that allows a new company or entrepreneur to work with a specialized team from Rutgers University to develop, test, brand, and package their product.

Geography

Bridgeton is located about one hour away from

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, and 50 minutes away from

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. It is also about one hour away from Atlantic City and

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. Bridgeton is divided into three sections, Northside, Southside and Hillside. According to the

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, the city had a total area of 6.49 square miles (16.82 km²), including 6.23 square miles (16.13 km²) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.69 km²) of water (4.10%).

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include East Lake. Bridgeton borders the Cumberland County municipalities of Fairfield Township, Hopewell Township and Upper Deerfield Township.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Bridgeton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of 2015, 32.0% of residents were living in poverty in 2015. The poverty rate was 13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.6% for Black residents, 33.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 66.3% for American Indian residents, 32.9% for other race residents and 29.9% for two or more races residents. Residents in the town include numerous

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from the south of

, whose

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languages include Zapotec, Nahuatl, and

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2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $31,044 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,412) and the median family income was $38,750 (+/− $2,233). Males had a median income of $31,202 (+/− $3,369) versus $31,031 (+/− $2,158) for females. The

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for the borough was $12,418 (+/− $1,023). About 26.3% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the

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, including 35.4% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

, there were 22,771 people, 6,182 households, and 4,179 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 6,795 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 38.88%

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, 41.84%

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, 1.19% Native American, 0.70%

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, 0.09%

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, 13.67% from

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, and 3.63% from two or more races.

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of any race were 24.49% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Bridgeton city
,

. Accessed July 9, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Bridgeton city, New Jersey

. Accessed July 9, 2012. There were 6,182 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 26.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.49. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,923, and the median income for a family was $30,502. Males had a median income of $28,858 versus $22,722 for females. The

for the city was $10,917. About 22.7% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the

, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Portions of Bridgeton are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone. The city was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 municipalities chosen to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6.625% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in January 1986, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023. The UEZ program in Bridgeton and four other original UEZ cities had been allowed to lapse as of January 1, 2017, after Governor

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, who called the program an "abject failure", vetoed a compromise bill that would have extended the status for two years. In May 2018, Governor

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signed a law that reinstated the program in these five cities and extended the expiration date in other zones. Bridgeton is home to

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, one of the largest glass production facilities in the state. In 2016, Ardagh Group, Glass – North America became ISO 14001 certified, which recognizes efforts to minimize their impact on the environment, comply with applicable laws and regulations, and work toward continuous environmental improvement.

Government

Crime

Bridgeton has consistently had violent crime rates above the national average. They are among the highest in the state, along with Camden, Atlantic City,

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, and Trenton. In 2015,

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, a real estate analytics firm, ranked it as the 25th most dangerous city in America. It has also ranked within the top 50 several other times. Several government officials have attributed crime in Bridgeton to high levels of poverty. According to census data, the poverty rate in Bridgeton is 32%, nearly three times the national average.

Local government

The City of Bridgeton is governed within the Faulkner Act system of municipal government, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under Mayor-Council plan A, as implemented on July 1, 1970, based on the recommendations of a

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. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a five-member City Council. Council members are elected at-large in non-partisan elections and serve concurrent four-year terms of office in balloting held as part of the November general election.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 19. Based on the results of an ordinance passed in June 2011, Bridgeton's non-partisan elections were shifted from May to November, which took effect with the November 2014 general election. The mayor exercises executive power of the municipality and appoints department heads with council approval. The mayor may remove department heads subject to council disapproval by of all members, prepares the budget. The mayor has veto over ordinances, subject to override by of all members of the council. The mayor exercises executive power of the municipality. Up to ten departments may be created under the mayor's direction. A business administrator assists the mayor in budget preparation and administers purchasing and personnel systems. By ordinance, the business administrator may supervise administration of departments, subject to mayor's direction. The City Council exercises legislative power of municipality and approves appointment of department heads. The council may disapprove removal of department heads by vote of all members and can override the mayor's veto by of all members. The council selects one of its own members to serve as its president. , the Mayor is Albert B. Kelly, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2022. Members of the City Council are Council President Edward Bethea, Rosemany DeQuinzio, James Curtis Edwards, David Gonzalez and Marian King (elected to fill an unexpired term), all of whom are serving concurrent terms of office that end December 31, 2022.Mayor and City Council
Bridgeton, New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2022. "The City of Bridgeton is governed by the Faulkner Act system of municipal government under 'Mayor-Council plan A', as implemented on July 1, 1970, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission. Under this structure, voters elect a Mayor and five City Council members. In Bridgeton, Council members are elected 'at-large' in non-partisan elections and serve four-year concurrent terms. The Council elects one of its own members to serve as Council President".''2021 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''
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Federal, state, and county representation

Bridgeton is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. The

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is located in Bridgeton. When officials from the City of Bridgeton heard of a state report proposing to move over 1,000 prisoners from

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in Camden to South Woods, Bridgeton officials opposed the plans.Martins, John.
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''. May 23, 2007. Accessed September 27, 2011. "City officials on Tuesday night condemned what they say is a state plan to relocate more than 1,000 inmates from Camden's Riverfront State Prison to one of the county's three state prisons."

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 8,699 registered voters in Bridgeton, of which 2,816 (32.4%) were registered as Democrats, 772 (8.9%) were registered as Republicans and 5,104 (58.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the

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, Democrat

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received 81.6% of the vote (4,125 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 17.6% (891 votes), and other candidates with 0.7% (37 votes), among the 5,088 ballots cast by the city's 9,034 registered voters (35 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 56.3%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 77.9% of the vote here (4,238 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received 20.4% (1,111 votes), with 5,440 ballots cast among the city's 8,986 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.5%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 66.0% of the vote here (3,044 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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, who received 33.6% (1,552 votes), with 4,615 ballots cast among the city's 7,978 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 57.8. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 62.7% of the vote (1,513 cast), ahead of Republican

with 35.9% (867 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (33 votes), among the 2,499 ballots cast by the city's 8,320 registered voters (86 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 30.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 67.2% of the vote here (1,806 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 24.1% (647 votes) and Independent

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with 4.4% (118 votes), with 2,687 ballots cast among the city's 8,524 registered voters, yielding a 31.5% turnout.

Education

Bridgeton's public schools are operated by

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, which serve students in preschool through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former

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s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the

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in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 6,313 students and 511.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.District information for Bridgeton City School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Geraldine O. Foster Early Childhood Center (308 students in PreK), Broad Street School (936; K-8), Buckshutem Road School (686; K-8), Cherry Street School (558; K-8), ExCEL School (enrollment not listed; K-8), Indian Avenue School (668; K-8), Quarter Mile Lane School (744; PreK-8), West Avenue School, (552; K-8) and

Bridgeton High School Bridgeton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bridgeton Public ...

(1,560; 9-12). Students from Downe Township and some students from Lawrence Township attend the district's high school for ninth through

twelfth grade Twelfth grade, 12th grade, senior year, or grade 12 is the final year of secondary school in most of North America. In other regions, it may also be referred to as class 12 or Year 13. In most countries, students are usually between the ages of 17 ...

s as part of

sending/receiving relationship A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts hav ...

s; Other students from Lawrence Township are sent to

Millville Senior High School Millville Senior High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Millville, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in eleventh grade and twelfth grade as part of the Millville Public Schools. ...

. Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technology Education Center in Millville, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. Previously the school (formerly Cumberland County Technical Education Center) was a part-time school in Deerfield Township,Woods, Don E
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, August 16, 2016. Accessed October 15, 2017. "The former CCTEC building is located in Deerfield Township .. and it had a Bridgeton postal address. It moved to its current location and became full time in 2016.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Cumberland County and by the

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. Route 49 and Route 77 are the main highways serving Bridgeton. County Route 552 also traverses the city.

Public transportation

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offers service on the

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route between Bridgeton and

, and the

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route between Upper Deerfield Township and Atlantic City. There is also a shuttle along Landis Avenue to

and a local shuttle that circulates between Bridgeton and Upper Deerfield Township.

Airports

Bucks Airport is located northeast of the central business district of Bridgeton. Li Calzi Airport, which was located south of the central business district of Bridgeton, closed in 2008.

Places of interest

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Broad ( New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1792 and added to the National Register of H ...

, the church was completed in 1795; the cemetery is the burial site of six U.S. Congressman, and a Governor of New Jersey * Potter's Tavern – Revolutionary War-era tavern where local patriots met and ''The Plain Dealer'' newspaper was published * "7 Sisters" – oldest row of commercial buildings in Bridgeton *

New Sweden Farmstead Museum The New Sweden Farmstead Museum was an open-air museum in Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States. A recreation of a 17th-century Swedish farmstead, it was located in City Park, and served as a historical remembrance of the history of the Swedish an ...

, open-air museum in City Park *Old Brearly Lodge F&AM No.2-Oldest functioning Masonic lodge in New Jersey

Notable people

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

Jonathan Adler Jonathan Adler (born August 11, 1966 in Bridgeton New Jersey) is an American potter, interior decorator, and author. Adler launched his first ceramic collection in 1993 at Barneys New York. Five years later he expanded into home furnishings, ...

(born 1966), designer * Ryquell Armstead (born 1996), football

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

for the

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...

of the NFL * Radcliffe Bailey (born 1968), contemporary artist noted for mixed-media, paint, and sculpture works that explore African-American history * Newton Bateman (1822–1897), academic, educational administrator, and editor * Markquese Bell (born 1999),

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...

for the

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of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

. *

Robin Bernstein Robin Stein Bernstein (born 1953) is a Florida businesswoman who served as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 2018 to 2021. Education Bernstein was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey and graduated from Bridgeton High School i ...

(born 1953), Florida businesswoman who has been confirmed as

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* Ella Reeve Bloor (1862–1951), radical labor organizer * Frank L. Bodine (1874–), architect who practiced in Asbury Park, New Jersey and in Orlando, Florida in the first four decades of the twentieth century * Charles Brown (1797–1883), member of the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

* Lester R. Brown (born 1934),

environmentalist An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...

, founder and president of the

Earth Policy Institute Earth Policy Institute was an independent non-profit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was founded by Lester R. Brown in 2001 and functioned as an environmental think tank, providing research and anal ...

Benjamin Champneys Benjamin Champneys (January 1800 – August 9, 1871) was an American lawyer, politician and judge, who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Senate and as Pennsylvania State Attorney Gener ...

(1800–1871), Pennsylvania State Representative, Pennsylvania State Senator and Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1846 to 1848 *

Nadia Davy Nadia Davy (born 24 December 1980) is a Jamaican American track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Early life Davy was b ...

(born 1980), track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica, who was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

* Braheme Days Jr. (born 1995), shot putter who won a bronze medal at the

2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the seventh edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Lille Métropole, France, with stadium-based events at Stadium Lille-Métropole in Villeneuve d'Ascq, on 6� ...

* Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1845 * Charles Ewing (1780–1832), politician who served as Chief Justice of the

* Douglas H. Fisher (born ), New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, member of the

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who represented the 3rd Legislative District and served on the Bridgeton City Council from 1990 to 1992 * James Galanos (1924–2016), fashion designer *

Goose Goslin Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin (October 16, 1900 – May 15, 1971) was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from until . Goslin ...

(1900–1971), Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder who played for the Washington Senators,

St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they p ...

and Detroit Tigers, in a career that ran from 1921 to 1938 *

Edward Everett Grosscup Edward Everett Grosscup (August 2, 1860 – December 16, 1933) was chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee from 1911 to 1919 and Treasurer of the State of New Jersey from 1913 to 1915. In 1916 he became the New Jersey state purchas ...

(1860–1933), chairman of the

New Jersey Democratic State Committee The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Jersey. LeRoy J. Jones Jr. is the chair and Peg Schaffer is the vice chair. Structure The NJDSC has a 13-member executive commit ...

from 1911 to 1919 and Treasurer of the State of New Jersey from 1913 to 1915 * James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the

from 1845 to 1849 * Charles L. Harris (1834–1910),

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Brigadier General * Charles Hill (1936–2021), diplomat and academic *

Alfred Ellet Hitchner Alfred Ellet Hitchner (December 11, 1882 – December 16, 1959) was an American football player, coach, electrical engineer and businessman. He was the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1904. He later worked for many ye ...

(1882–1959), college football pioneer who was head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1904 * George Jamison (born 1962), NFL linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions * Harvey Johnson (1919–1983), served as head coach for the

's Buffalo Bills * Benjamin F. Lee (1841–1926), religious leader and educator, who was the president of

Wilberforce University Wilberforce University is a private historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. It participates ...

from 1876 to 1884 *

Carwood Lipton First Lieutenant Clifford Carwood Lipton (30 January 1920 – 16 December 2001) was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. On the battlefields of Europe, ...

(1920–2001), commissioned officer with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, who was portrayed by

Donnie Wahlberg Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music, he has had roles in the ''Saw' ...

in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' *

Frank LoBiondo Frank Alo LoBiondo (: born May 12, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represented all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and ...

(born 1946), Congressman who represents

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, based in Southern New Jersey, is represented by Republican Jeff Van Drew. He was first elected as a Democrat in 2018, but announced on December 19, 2019, that he would be switching parties. The distric ...

* Brison Manor (born 1952), defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the

for the

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...

, from 1977 to 1984 * Bloomfield H. Minch (1864–1929), President of the New Jersey Senate *

Rube Oldring Reuben Henry "Rube" Oldring (May 30, 1884 – September 9, 1961) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1905 to 1918. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Early life Oldring was ...

(1884–1961), professional baseball player who played

outfield The outfield, in cricket, baseball and softball is the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. In association football, the outfield players are positioned outside the goal area. In cricket, baseball a ...

in the MLB from 1905 to 1918 for the Philadelphia Athletics and

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

Harold E. Pierce Harold E. Pierce Jr. Brigadier General (USAF, PANG, ret.) (April 4, 1922 – October 25, 2006) was an American dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon who practiced principally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for over 48 years. He pioneered surgical tec ...

(1922–2006), dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon * Steve Rammel (born 1968), retired U.S. soccer forward who played two seasons in Major League Soccer *

Floyd Reid Floyd "Breezy" Reid (September 4, 1927 – March 15, 1994) was a former American football running back who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Reid attended the University of Georgia. He was selected in th ...

(1927–1994), running back who played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers from 1950 to 1956 * Jerame Reid (1978–2014), killed by Bridgeton police officers *

Celeste Riley Celeste M. Riley (born February 4, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician, who currently serves as the Clerk of Cumberland County, New Jersey. She previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2009 to 2015, where she repre ...

(born 1960), Clerk of Cumberland County, who was the first woman to represent the 3rd Legislative District * Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846),

11th 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables. Name "Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first atteste ...

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official r ...

in 1833 * Oberlin Smith (1840–1926), engineer and inventor * John J. Spoltore (1921–1973), Republican Party politician who served as Chairman of the

New Jersey Republican State Committee The New Jersey Republican State Committee (NJGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Jersey. It was founded in 1880 and is currently led by Bob Hugin. Current leadership * Bob Hugin, Chairman * Lynda A. Pagliughli, V ...

in 1973 after having served four years as Mayor of Bridgeton in the mid-1950s *

Thomas Whitaker Trenchard Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (December 13, 1863 – July 23, 1942) was an American lawyer and a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court between 1906 and 1941. Trenchard was born on December 13, 1863 in Centreton, Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, ...

(1863–1942), lawyer and a Justice of the

between 1906 and 1941, who was presiding judge in the

Lindbergh kidnapping On March 1, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. (born June 22, 1930), the 20-month-old son of aviators Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was abducted from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs' home, Highfields, in East Am ...

trial of

Richard Hauptmann Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German-born carpenter who was convicted of the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidna ...

* Aharon Wasserman (born 1986), entrepreneur and software designer *

Melinda Watts Melinda Frances Watts (''née'', Pickett; born July 20, 1978) is an American urban contemporary gospel artist and musician. She started her music career, in 2009, with her first studio album, ''People Get Ready'', released by Razor & Tie. This al ...

(born 1978),

urban contemporary gospel Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched prima ...

artist and musician * Dominique Williams (born 1990),

for the

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Shana Williams Shana L. Williams (born April 7, 1972) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. She is a two-time Olympian, having competed in her event at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Williams won the silver medal ...

(born 1972), former track and field athlete who competed in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

* Jason Winrow (1971–2012),

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who played for the New York Giants * H. Boyd Woodruff (1917–2017), soil microbiologist who discovered

actinomycin Dactinomycin, also known as actinomycin D, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. This includes Wilms tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, trophoblastic neoplasm, testicular cancer, and certain types of ovari ...

and developed industrial production by fermentation of many natural products, including

cyanocobalamin Cyanocobalamin is a form of vitamin used to treat vitamin deficiency except in the presence of cyanide toxicity. The deficiency may occur in pernicious anemia, following surgical removal of the stomach, with fish tapeworm, or due to bowel ...

(a synthetic form of

Vitamin B12 Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism. It is one of eight B vitamins. It is required by animals, which use it as a cofactor in DNA synthesis, in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. ...

), the

avermectin The avermectins are a series of drugs and pesticides used to treat parasitic worms and insect pests. They are a group of 16-membered macrocyclic lactone derivatives with potent anthelmintic and insecticidal properties. These naturally occurring c ...

s and other important antibiotics Roberts, Sam.
"H. Boyd Woodruff, Microbiologist Who Paved Way for Antibiotics, Dies at 99"
''

'', February 3, 2017. Accessed February 4, 2017. "Harold Boyd Woodruff, known as Boyd, was born on July 22, 1917, in Bridgeton, N.J."

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