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Moorestown

Identifier: NJS-PLC-00368
Place Type: City, Town, or Village
Description: Moorestown is a township in the northwestern section of Burlington County, New Jersey. The township has its roots in the historical Chester Township, which existed from 1688 until 1945 in Burlington County. Moorestown broke off from Chester in 1922. Researchers of slavery in Moorestown may also want to review records filed under Chester Township, since that was the main administrative entity for this area during the slavery era.
Locality: Moorestown
County (Modern): Burlington County
State or Province: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Latitude: 39.962523
Longitude: -74.949881
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorestown,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Places: Moorestown was previously associated with:

Chester (Burlington County)