The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May led some of the earliest European settlement in the area. May was followed by settlers from Sweden and Finland before the area ultimately came under British colonial rule. The township was formed in 1695, and covered an area of 106 square miles (270 km2) that included today's Deptford Township along with present-day Monroe Township, Washington Township, West Deptford Township, Westville, Woodbury, and Woodbury Heights.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Deptford’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deptford’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Deptford
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Deptford, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - New Jersey (NJ) - Gloucester County - Deptford - ED 8-4 to 8, 8-95 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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