Clarksboro is an
unincorporated community
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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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.
Transportation
The
Swedesboro Railroad built its line from
Woodbury to
Swedesboro through the town, opening in October 1869 under lease to the
West Jersey Railroad. It is still operated for freight traffic by the
Southern Railroad of New Jersey
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.
Education
East Greenwich Township School District serves grades K-6 with students in 7-12 served by
Kingsway Regional School District.
Guardian Angels Regional School is a
K-8 school K8 or K-8 may refer to:
* K-8 (Kansas highway), two highways in Kansas, one in northern Kansas, one in southern Kansas
* K-8 school, a type of school that includes kindergarten and grades one through eight
* K8 telephone box, designed by Bruce M ...
that operates under the auspices of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
The Diocese of Camden () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It consists of 62 parishes and about 475,000 Catholics in the South Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, ...
. Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in
Paulsboro.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clarksboro include:
*
Danielson (1995–present), family indie rock band
*
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, New Jersey, Clarksboro ...
(1892–1993), educator, human rights activist and pioneer of
intercultural education
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.
*
George Gill Green (1842–1925), patent medicine manufacturer
*
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. H ...
(1855-1931),
Major League Baseball
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player
Hardy Richardson Stats
Baseball Almanac. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Hardy Richardson was born on Saturday, April 21, 1855, in Clarksboro, New Jersey."
Points of interest
* Eglington Cemetery
* Hollingshead Airport
References
East Greenwich Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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