Repaupo, New Jersey

Repaupo is an unincorporated community located within Logan Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Repaupo can be accessed by Interstate 295/U.S. Route 130, via exit 14.

Repaupo, New Jersey
Repaupo
Repaupo's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey)
Repaupo
Repaupo (New Jersey)
Repaupo
Repaupo (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°47′59″N 75°17′56″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipLogan
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)856
GNIS feature ID879660[1]

The community was settled in the 17th century by Swedes from the former colony of New Sweden. Men such as Andreas Anderson, former trumpeter to Governor Printz, was one of the prominent settlers.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Repaupo, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Johnson, Amandus (1938). The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey. Bayonne, New Jersey: Jersey Printing Company, Inc. pp. 64–65.


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