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BURLINGTON COUNTY POST TOWNS: PART 2 ~ Jack EdgeTHE POST TOWNS OF BURLINGTON COUNTY: PART 2By Jack Edge[This series on Burlington County Post Offices is continued from our lastissue, February 2005 (Vol. 33, No. 1. Whole Issue No. 157). More sectionswill follow in upcoming issues. We repeat the map here and bibliography thataccompanied the first section at the end of this article, so that readers will nothave to search back for this information.]BURLINGTON COUNTY MAP WITH POST TOWNSNJPH 88Vol. 33/No. 2May 2005 Whole No. 158
Jack Edge ~ BURLINGTON COUNTY POST TOWNS: PART 2BIRMINGHAM POST OFFICE ~ Established February 11, 1868Birmingham is a small village located one and one-half miles west of Pemberton on thenorth branch of Rancocas Creek. It is at the extreme western part of Pemberton Township.Formerly the village was the site of at least two sawmills very early in its history.The town lay quite near the intersection of theNew Jersey Southern Railroad and the UnionTransportation Company Line going north towardsNew Egypt and beyond. A large hotel, known asthe Birmingham Inn, hosted travelers on the railroadfor many years.Today, Birmingham lies hidden, some onehalfmile off Route 38 between Mount Holly andPemberton. A quiet little place, just far enoughfrom the highways and strip malls to retain itsidentity. The post office here is still in operation.Fig. No. 9: A view of the famous inn atBirmingham in the Nineteenth CenturyFig. No.8: Birmingham N.J. strike on 1880s cover.February 11, 1868Continues in operation today.Post office opened~ ~Vol. 33/No. 2NJPHWhole No. 15889May 2005
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Page 9 and 10: Len Peck ~ SNUFFTOWN [SUSSEX COUNTY
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Page 13 and 14: Robert G. Rose ~ NEW BRUNSWICK’S
Page 19 and 20: Craig Mathewson ~ A BIT OF HISTORY
Page 21 and 22: Bruce Mosher ~ NJ PRIVATE EXPRESSES
Page 33: Bruce Mosher ~ NJ PRIVATE EXPRESSES
Page 37 and 38: Jack Edge ~ BURLINGTON COUNTY POST
Page 47 and 48: BIBLIOGRAPHYJack Edge ~ BURLINGTON
Page 49 and 50: Gene Fricks & Jean Walton ~ TRENTON
Page 55 and 56: WORD PUZZLEWORD SEARCH: CAMDEN COUN
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