Egg Harbor Township to decide whether to accept 525 acres of land

[Teegate]

Egg Harbor Township to decide whether to accept 525 acres of land

The Egg Harbor Township Committee will decide next month whether to accept a donation of multiple parcels of land, totaling 525 acres, in the vicinity of Broadway Avenue behind the Harbor Square shopping center.

pressofatlanticcity.com

 

[Spung-Man]

I believe that wetland is called Maple Swamp along Maple Swamp Branch. I'd love to know the name of this spung there (at crosshairs)—

boydsmaps.com

TO: Jonathan Risley​

8 Dec 1806 ​

FROM:​

SURVEY AND MAP. 225.5 acres. Maple Swamp Branch; On the new road to Philadelphia; Great Egg Harbor Township; Gloucester County. Surveyed for 356 18/100 acres; Remaining for 225 1/2 acres with exceptions for previous surveys.​

OTHERS NAMED: Matthew Collins (Deputy Surveyor) (Signatory); Erasmus Felter (Owner of adjoining land); Edmond Iliff (Owner of adjoining land); Jeremiah Risley (Former owner of land); John Tilton (John Tilton's road; Owner of adjoining land); William Wital (Owner of adjoining land)​

Matthew Collins (Deputy Surveyor) (Signatory); Erasmus Felter (Owner of adjoining land); Edmond Iliff (Owner of adjoining land); Jeremiah Risley (Former owner of land); John Tilton (John Tilton's road; Owner of adjoining land); William Wital (Owner of adjoining land) ​

Matthew Collins (Deputy Surveyor) (Signatory); Erasmus Felter (Owner of adjoining land); Edmond Iliff (Owner of adjoining land); Jeremiah Risley (Former owner of land); John Tilton (John Tilton's road; Owner of adjoining land); William Wital (Owner of adjoining land) ​

WJ Loose Records : 1806 - Risley, Jonathan (47132) (PWESJ004)​

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- Early Land Records, 1650-1900s - New Jersey Land Records, Colonial, 1650-1990, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th century; 20th century; Genealogy

This database indexes warrants and surveys of the Proprietors of the provinces of East and West New Jersey, in the years 1670-1727. Based on the joint rights granted by the Duke of York to Sir George Carteret and John, Lord Berkeley, New Jersey became a proprietary colony divided into two...

wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us

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S-M

 

[bobpbx]

Somebody should take it and preserve it. I just realized it's on the other side of the Parkway and Fire Road. Likely to at least one listed plant species in there.

 

[Boyd]

I believe that wetland is called Maple Swamp along Maple Swamp Branch.

FWIW, here's the parcel with the wetlands. Interesting that the state has no ownership records in their database. But it's only about 36 acres, so obviously there's a lot more to the 525 acres being offered for protection.

https://boydsmaps.com/pines/#16/39.394759/-74.575043/parcels07/0/0/

BTW, I was able to read the linked article earlier today, but when I went back now to have another look, the Press of Atlantic City site wouldn't let me read it without a subscription.

 

[1Jerseydevil]

Try going in your computer and erasing the cookie that was placed by the Press, works for me.

 

[Boyd]

Thanks, will try that the next time somebody posts a link. But that's a site that just doesn't interest me otherwise.