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Winslow Township Timeline

1677 Blue Anchor Tract Purchased from Indians
1690 Blue Anchor was named
1726 First Tract Land cleared
1737 Philadelphia distiller mentions Blue Anchor Tavern which stands on an old Indian trail.
1740 John Hider landlord of Cedar Log Cabin Tavern, Blue Anchor.
1752 Ancora was created
1762 Public Ford was created across Egg Harbor River
1800 Tansboro settlement founded and tannery built by C. Tice(early 1800's).
1814 Cross Keys/ Long a Coming road was laid out
1829 Land acquired for glassworks by William Coffin, Sr.
1831 Construction of glassworks begun.
1840 Methodist Church built. Glassworks include 2 window glass factories, hollow ware factory. Also in town company store with post office and 100 tenements.
1845 Winslow Township was created
1853 Boundaries modified
1854 Camden & Atlantic RR built through Winslow.
1856 Tannery closed.
1874 Sicklerville Post Office was established
1892 Glassworks burned.
1900 Hospital established at Ancora. Brickyard established.
1906 First School built

Population Timeline In Winslow