Swedesboro

County: Gloucester

Swedesboro a historic community, was one of only two settlements established in New Jersey as a part of the New Sweden colony.  The oldest existing log cabin in the United States, the Nothnagle Log Cabin was built in Swedesboro.  It is a registered National historic site, as is Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church.  An active parks and recreation department sponsors a wide variety of community events from holiday extravaganzas to Friday-night movies, adding to the quality of life and giving friends and neighbors an opportunity to mix and mingle.
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