Port Elizabeth, New Jersey

:"Not to be confused with Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal"

Port Elizabeth is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08348.

As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08348 was 455.

Route 47 and Route 55 intersect in Port Elizabeth.

History

Port Elizabeth, named for Elizabeth Clark Bodly, a Quakeress and owner of lands on which Port Elizabeth lays, was laid out in 1785. In 1778, a dam was built on the Manumuskin River, drying out valuable lands for farmers, who flocked in. Further down the river wharves were built, giving Port Elizabeth the Port part of the name.

Historic Structures

*Port Elizabeth United Methodist Church, built in 1827 to replace Cumberland County's first Methodist Church which was built in 1786
*John Boggs Hall, built in 1854
*Port Elizabeth Library, built in 1810 as a general store
*Eagle Glass Works Hotel, built around 1807 to house the Eagle Glass Works
*St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, built in 1810 for the Eagle Glass Works workers, was moved to Gopshen in 1878

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Port Elizabeth include:
*Mike Lafferty (1975-) Enduro motorcycle champion. [Palmer, Kit. [http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=7410 "Laughing All The Way"] , "CycleNews", April 11, 2005. Accessed December 24, 2007. "Mike Lafferty and Rich Lafferty finished 1-2 at the fourth round of the AMA FMF Racing National Enduro Series, held in the Lafferty's backyard in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, yesterday."]
*Thomas Lee (1780-1856), represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1833-1837. He was postmaster of Port Elizabeth from 1818-1833 and 1846-1849 and founder of Port Elizabeth Library and Academy. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000205 Thomas Lee] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed October 17, 2007.]

References

Eric Nemore - Flying Polar Bear, Protector of the Box Eaters.

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=86000US08316&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US08316&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=08348&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=860&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08348] from the United States Census Bureau