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Esther "Hetty" Saunders was a remarkable woman of color who began her life in the early 1790s as a slave in Delaware. In 1800, her father saw an opportunity to escape to freedom with his children, crossing the Delaware River into Elsinboro, Salem …
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This oak tree, a survivor of the original forest, was standing here when Salem was founded by John Fenwick in 1675. It is eighty-eight feet high and its foliage covers one-quarter of an acre. "This tablet was erected on October 10th, 1925, by the …
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Most famous New Jerseytree stands in cemetery.By tradition, John Fenwickmade his treaty with theIndians in its shade, 1675.
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Old Bridges at this LocationThe first bridge across Alloways Creek at this location was built by John Hancock and others in 1709 and was known as Hancocks Bridge.
The same year (1709) two other bridges were built across Alloways Creek, one at A…
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On March 17, 1778, Colonial militia formed a line of defense on the south bank of Alloways Creek. The British, having occupied Salem, attacked the next day and by a ruse drew the Colonials across the creek into a(n) ambush. Seven Colonials died in…