Green Bank, New Jersey
Green Bank, New Jersey | |
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 The old Green Bank School | |
  Green Bank Green Bank's location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)  Green Bank Green Bank (New Jersey)  Green Bank Green Bank (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′46″N 74°35′17″W / 39.61278°N 74.58806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876763[1] |
Green Bank is an unincorporated community located within Washington Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on the Mullica River.[2]
In the 19th century, Green Bank was important to the economy of Washington Township: it held one of the township's main sawmills, it functioned as a port from which the township's lumber was shipped down the Mullica River to the Atlantic Ocean, and when shipbuilding became an important industry in the township in the late 19th century, many ships were built at Green Bank.[3]
Education
Children in Green Bank formerly attended a school within the town as part of Washington Township's school district; this school, built in 1919, is on the state Register of Historic Places[4] and is currently used as the township's town hall, having been replaced with a larger school building next door in 2006. The decision to replace the old school was controversial due to the small number of students attending it,[5] and in fall 2010 the new school closed as an agreement with Mullica Township allowed elementary and middle school students to attend its schools.[6] As of 2021, students from Green Bank, like those from all of Washington Township, attend elementary and middle school in the Mullica Township Schools and high school in Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City.[7]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Green Bank include:
- William Brookfield (1844–1903), businessman and politician from New York.[8]
- Kathleen Crowley (1929–2017), actress.[9]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Bank, New Jersey
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 15, 2021.
- ^ Woodward, E. M.; Hageman, John F. (1883). History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of many of their Pioneers and Prominent Men. Everts & Peck. p. 452.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: BURLINGTON County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2021.
- ^ Procida, Lee (November 10, 2021). "Washington Township's Green Bank Elementary School fights to survive funding cut". Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Michelle (October 20, 2010). "Green Bank, Mullica students and teachers settle in". Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Schools". Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. June 10, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Mowbray, Jay Henry. Representative Men of New York: A Record of Their Achievements, Volume 1, New York Press, 1898. Accessed October 15, 2021. Archived 2021-11-06 at archive.today. "William Brookfield was born at Greenbank, New Jersey, May 24, 1844, and is the son of James M. and Catharine A. Brookfield."
- ^ Kent, Spencer. "Former Miss New Jersey, longtime Hollywood actress dies at 87", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 27, 2017. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Crowley, who graduated from Egg Harbor City High School in 1946, was a finalist in the 1949 Miss America contest in Atlantic City and was awarded the 'Miss Congeniality' title.... After 20 years in the acting business, she settled down with her husband John Rubsam and returned to the Green Bank section of Washington Township in Burlington County, where the couple raised their son, Matthew."
