Clarksboro, New Jersey

Clarksboro is an unincorporated community and historic area located in the existing municipality of East Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[2]

Clarksboro, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
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Coordinates: 39°47′59″N 75°13′26″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Gloucester
Township	East Greenwich
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
ZIP code	08020
GNIS feature ID	0875467[1]

Notable people

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

• Danielson Famile (1995–present), family indie rock band.[3]
• George Gill Green (1842–1925), patent medicine manufacturer.[4]
• Amos J. Peaslee (1887–1969), politician, military official, author and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Australia.[5]
• Hardy Richardson (1855-1931), Major League Baseball player.[6]

Points of interest

• Eglington Cemetery
• Hidden Acres Park, Clarksboro

References

1. "Clarksboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
3. Schwabsky, Barry. "MUSIC; Being Weird Is Not a Bar To Promoting Christianity", The New York Times, April 16, 2000. Accessed April 28, 2015. "So it was no small compliment when Richard Gehr, a writer for the music magazine Spin, declared a band, the Danielson Famile, based in tiny Clarksboro, 'the most joyously eccentric group of performers to ascend the New Jersey Turnpike since Sun Ra's Arkestra.'"
4. "The opera house built on medicine: Woodbury's G.G. Green Block ", Hidden New Jersey, December 14, 2012. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Born in nearby Clarksboro, George Gill Green left the University of Pennsylvania medical school in 1864 to fight in the Civil War with the 142nd Illinois Regiment."
5. "AMOS J. PEASLEE, EX-ENVOY, IS DEAD; Lawyer Served Eisenhower in Australia and in Capital", The New York Times, August 30, 1969. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Mr. Peaslee was born in Clarksboro on March 24, 1887."
6. Hardy Richardson Stats, Baseball Almanac. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Hardy Richardson was born on Saturday, April 21, 1855, in Clarksboro, New Jersey."