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Historic Greenwich
Township, NJ

Vintage Greenwich

Founded by John Fenwick, Greenwich was the first principal settlement of Cumberland County and served as one of the country’s first ports-of-entry while still under British rule. “Ye Greate Street” was laid out in 1684 and its course has never been changed.

Vintage Greenwich

Founded by John Fenwick, Greenwich was the first principal settlement of Cumberland County and served as one of the country’s first ports-of-entry while still under British rule. “Ye Greate Street” was laid out in 1684 and its course has never been changed.

Watson Bros. Cannery and the Greenwich Railroad Station
Watson Bros. Cannery and the Greenwich Railroad Station, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Old Stone Tavern, Greenwich
Old Stone Tavern, Ye Greate Street at Bacon's Neck Road, Greenwich (Goodwin Family Collection)
Sturgeon at Bayside
Sturgeon at Bayside (Goodwin Family Collection)
Former Fithian Residence
Fithian Residence (currently Jones Residence), Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Sheppard/Ridgeway/Loatman House (originally the Mark Reeves property) at the end of Ye Greate Street at the Cohansey River (Goodwin Family Collection)
Sheppard/Ridgeway/Loatman House (originally the Mark Reeves property) at the end of Ye Greate Street at the Cohansey River (Goodwin Family Collection)
Othello Baseball Team 1900
Othello Baseball Team 1900 (R. Elwell Collection)
Blacksmith shop, Bacon's Neck Road
Blacksmith shop, Bacon's Neck Road (Goodwin Family Collection)
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Ye Greate Street at Bacon's Neck Road (Goodwin Family Collection)
Wheaton Residence & Butcher Shop, Ye Greate Street
Wheaton Residence & Butcher Shop, Ye Greate Street (Clark Collection)
Cohansey Light
Cohansey light (Goodwin Family Collection)
1908 Teaburner Monument Dedication
1908 Teaburner Monument Dedication (Goodwin Family Collection)
Baptist Parsonage and Church, Ye Greate Street
Baptist Parsonage and Church, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich sail
Greenwich sail (Goodwin Family Collection)
Evan Wheaton, butcher, with family and workers, Ye Greate Street (Clark Collection)
Evan Wheaton, butcher, with family and workers, Ye Greate Street (Clark Collection)
Greenwich Oystermen
Greenwich Oystermen (Wheaton Family Collection)
Shillingsburg/Skellinger's Store, now Ship John Inn, Greenwich Piers
Shillingsburg/Skellinger's Store, now Ship John Inn, Greenwich Piers (Goodwin Family Collection)
Old Stone Tavern, Greenwich
Old Stone Tavern, Ye Greate St. at Bacon's Neck Road (Goodwin Family Collection)
Ye Greate Street from Cohansey River to Market Lane (Goodwin Family Collection)
Ye Greate Street from Cohansey River to Market Lane (Goodwin Family Collection)
Campbell's Store, Sheppard's Mill Road at Ye Greate St
Greenwich Post Office Rural Delivery
Greenwich Post Office, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich Piers
Greenwich Piers (Goodwin Family Collection)
Campbell Store, Othello, Ye Greate Street at Sheppard's Mill Road
Campbell Store, Othello, Ye Greate Street at Sheppard's Mill Road (Goodwin Family Collection)
Pier Road Cannery
Pier Road Cannery, Greenwich (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich street looking south (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich street looking south (Goodwin Family Collection)
Wood Mansion
Wood Mansion, Ye Greate Street at Bacon's Neck Road (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich Oystermen
Greenwich Oystermen (Wheaton Family Collection)
Tomato Harvest, Ye Greate Street
Tomato Harvest, Ye Greate Street (Arnold Collection)
Willow Street (Bacon's Neck Road) looking towards Ye Greate Street and the Old Stone Tavern
Willow Street (Bacon's Neck Road) looking towards Ye Greate Street and the Old Stone Tavern (Goodwin Family Collection)
Ship John Light
Ship John Light (Goodwin Family Collection)
Oyster Shipping Sheds, Greenwich Piers
Oyster Shipping Sheds, Greenwich Piers (Arnold Collection)
Greenwich Piers
Greenwich Piers (Goodwin Family Collection)
Sheppard/Ridgeway/Loatman (originally Mark Reeves property) with Greenwich Jail (Goodwin Family Collection)
Sheppard/Ridgeway/Loatman (originally Mark Reeves property) with Greenwich Jail (Goodwin Family Collection)
Conrail Railroad Station
Conrail Railroad Station (Goodwin Family Collection)
former Greenwich High School now Morris Goodwin school
Greenwich High School, now Morris Goodwin School, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Mason/Mosley Residence
Mason/Mosley Residence, Bridgeton Greenwich Road (Goodwin Family Collection)
Ye Greate Street at Othello, looking toward the Presbyterian Church
Ye Greate Street at Othello, looking toward the Presbyterian Church (Goodwin Family Collection)
Primary School, now Municipal/OEM Building
Primary School, now Municipal/OEM Building, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich Presbyterian Church
Greenwich Presbyterian Church (Goodwin Family Collection)
Greenwich Post office
Greenwich Post Office, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)
Dr. Ephraim Holmes Residence, Ye Greate Street
Dr. Ephraim Holmes Residence, Ye Greate Street (Goodwin Family Collection)

Credits

Many thanks to those who have shared these photos with us:  George and Mary Arnold, the Goodwin Family, Bob and Fanny Clark, Rich Elwell and the Wheaton/Canaris Family.

Greenwich, a unique example of South Jersey history
Greenwich, a unique example of South Jersey history

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P.O. Box 64
Greenwich, NJ 08323

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*1000 Ye Greate Street
P.O. Box 64
Greenwich, NJ 08323

*To send packages, please see Doing Business with Greenwich

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