Hammonton, New Jersey Explained

Hammonton, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Town
Nickname:"Blueberry Capital of the World"[1]
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atlantic
Government Type:Town
Governing Body:Town Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Stephen DiDonato (I, term ends December 31, 2025)[2]
Leader Title1:Business administrator
Leader Name1:Frank Zuber[3]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Frank Zuber[4]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:March 5, 1866
Named For:John Hammond Coffin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:107.01
Area Land Km2:105.54
Area Water Km2:1.46
Area Total Sq Mi:41.32
Area Land Sq Mi:40.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.57
Area Water Percent:1.37
Area Rank:50th of 565 in state
7th of 23 in county[6]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:14711
Population Rank:179th of 565 in state
6th of 23 in county[7]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:361.0
Population Density Rank:464th of 565 in state
15th of 23 in county
Population Est:14797
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[8]
Elevation Ft:62
Coordinates Footnotes:[9]
Coordinates:39.6608°N -74.767°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08037[10] [11]
Area Code:609[12]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400129430[13] [14]
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Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that has been referred to as the "Blueberry Capital of the World". As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 14,711, a decrease of 80 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 14,791, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,187 (+17.4%) from the 12,604 counted in the 2000 census.[16] Geographically, the town, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[17]

The first European settlement of Hammonton was in 1812. It was named for John Hammond Coffin, a son of one of the community's earliest settlers, William Coffin, with the "d" in what was originally Hammondton disappearing over time. It was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1866, from portions of Hamilton Township and Mullica Township.

The town is located directly between Philadelphia and the resort town of Atlantic City, along a former route of the Pennsylvania Railroad with Hammonton station directly in the downtown area. The route is now used by NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line.

History

Little is known about the area of Hammonton before European contact. Archaeological findings, including stone tools that presumably date back to the Woodland period, suggest some form of prehistoric habitation, though further details remain unclear. At the time of European contact, the general area was inhabited by the Unalachtigo Lenape.

As European settlement continued, the Lenape in the area declined due to disease, loss of land to Europeans, and emigration elsewhere. The West Jersey Society was granted rights over a large tract of land in the English Province of New Jersey to parcel out in 1748, including the territory of future Hammonton. The Society sold a parcel of what would become Hammonton in 1805, with the territory passing through several hands.

In 1812, William Coffin and his family migrated to the region, constructing a home and managing a sawmill for John R. Coates. Coffin purchased the land and the mill in 1814. The mill was located adjacent to Hammonton Lake and extended towards the north and east of the current town, not within the present-day downtown. Originally named "Hammondton" after Coffin's son, John Hammond Coffin, later administrations dropped the "d", resulting in the present name Hammonton.[18] [19]

In 1817, Coffin opened a glass factory in the area, as the glass industry was a major South Jersey industry at the time due to the availability of cheap timber and bog iron. Finished products were transported via the Mullica River in the era before railroads, with trading stores and workers' homes established in the vicinity.

The early Old Hammonton settlement was small and saw a transition from the glass industry to farming, particularly strawberries and blueberries. The Camden and Atlantic Railroad began service in 1854, running to the west of Old Hammonton. In 1856, developer Charles K. Landis and Philadelphia banker Richard Byrnes established Landis & Byrnes, acquiring large plots near the recently constructed railroad. The partnership then promoted and sold smaller parcels of Hammonton for development, shifting the settlement away from the river to a location closer to the railroad. The Hammonton Railroad Station was established in 1858.

In 1861, Landis and Byrnes had a falling-out; Byrnes stayed in Hammonton, while Landis departed to establish the cities of Vineland and Sea Isle City. In 1866, Hammonton's leaders petitioned the legislature to separate Hammonton from Mullica Township and Hamilton Township which it was then part of.[20] Hammonton was directly incorporated by act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1866, as a "Town", an unusual form of government of which Hammonton is the only example in Atlantic County. A census taken at time of incorporation counted 1422 inhabitants in the town.

A significant development in Hammonton's history, post-incorporation, was a wave of Italian immigration. Salvador Calabrasce, an Italian immigrant who served in the Union Navy during the Civil War, married a New Jersey native and relocated to Hammonton. He wrote letters to his friends in Gesso, Sicily, which attracted more immigrants to Hammonton. Through the efforts of Calabrasce and others, the town saw a rising population of Italian-Americans, who would eventually make up a substantial portion of the town's overall population.[21]

Hammonton briefly featured a major racing track, the Atlantic City Speedway. Races were held from 1926 to 1928 on the wooden track that was built, complete with a direct rail connection. The owners had hoped to compete with the major racetracks of the era, but were unable to continue. The track served as a test track for Studebaker from 1928 to 1933 before it was demolished, and the timber used in its construction was repurposed for other buildings.

The first Hammonton Blueberry Festival was held in 1953, embracing the area's identity as a major blueberry producer.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hammonton had a total area of 41.32 square miles (107.01 km2), including 40.75 square miles (105.54 km2) of land and 0.57 square miles (1.46 km2) of water (1.37%).[6]

The town borders Folsom borough, to the southwest, and both Hamilton and Mullica townships to the southeast in Atlantic County; Shamong Township and Washington Township in Burlington County to the northeast; and Waterford Township and Winslow Township in Camden County to the northwest.[22] [23] [24] It is located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, so is largely flat, though the highest point in Atlantic County is located along the Pennsylvania Railroad within the borders of Hammonton. The town is located almost exactly halfway between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located completely or partially within the town include Barnard, Bellhurst, Caldwell Crossing, Dacosta, Dutchtown, Great Swamp, Murphy, Rockford, Rockwood, Rosedale and West Mills.[25] [26]

Pine Barrens

The town is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering, that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.[27] All of the town is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties.[28]

Due to its location in the Pine Barrens, the soil is largely sandy, making it ideal for growing blueberries. Low, marshy areas, often within the Pine Barrens are also used for cranberry cultivation.

On June 19, 2022, a fire broke out in the Wharton State Forest in a remote area in the northern part of Hammonton. The Mullica River Fire consumed more than 15,000 acres of protected land and became the largest wildfire in the state in 15 years. The cause of the fire is believed to be caused by an illegal campfire.[29]

Climate

Hammonton lies in the northern reaches of the humid subtropical climate zone, and, similar to inland southern New Jersey, is characterized by brisk winters, hot summers, and plentiful precipitation spread evenly throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hammonton's climate is abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[30]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 14,791 people, 5,408 households, and 3,759 families in the town. The population density was . There were 5,715 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 81.67% (12,080) White, 3.00% (444) Black or African American, 0.28% (42) Native American, 1.37% (203) Asian, 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander, 10.81% (1,599) from other races, and 2.85% (421) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.93% (3,096) of the population.

Of the 5,408 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18; 51.5% were married couples living together; 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.5% were non-families. Of all households, 25.0% were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.19.

23.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.2 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $59,085 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,242) and the median family income was $62,354 (+/− $3,893). Males had a median income of $47,110 (+/− $4,411) versus $36,615 (+/− $3,549) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,292 (+/− $1,528). About 8.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.[31]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 12,604 people, 4,619 households, and 3,270 families residing in the town. The population density was 305.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,843 housing units at an average density of 117.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 87.85% White, 1.74% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 7.83% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.88% of the population.[32] [33]

As of the 2000 Census, 45.9% of town residents were of Italian ancestry, the second-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States (behind Johnston, Rhode Island, at 46.7%), and highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[34] News reports have said Hammonton leads the nation in Italian-Americans per capita.[35]

There were 4,619 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.[32] [33]

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.[32] [33]

The median income for a household in the town was $43,137, and the median income for a family was $52,205. Males had a median income of $36,219 versus $27,900 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,889. About 5.7% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.[32] [33]

Arts and culture

Musical groups from the town include the rock band The Early November.[36]

Sports

In 1997, Gabriel Donio (founder and publisher of The Hammonton Gazette) proposed a minor-league baseball team called the Hammonton Blueberries, going so far as to create a team logo and a prototype uniform, as well as purchasing a 20-acre tract of land for $200,000. Donio planned to build on the site a 3,500-seat, six-million-dollar ballpark, which he described as "a rough miniature of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field". In 1999, the Northern League announced that they would form a six-team developmental circuit and include Hammonton as one of the clubs;[37] however, this did not happen, and the proposed ballpark was not built, putting an end to the Blueberries. (Since Hammonton is less than 75 miles from Philadelphia, any pro baseball team there would either need permission from the Phillies or play in an independent league, outside of MLB's jurisdiction.)

Government

Local government

Hammonton is governed under the Town form of New Jersey municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.[38] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Town Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term. The Town Council includes six members elected to serve two-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year.[39] [40]

, the Mayor of Hammonton is Independent Steve DiDonato, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025. Members of the Hammonton Town Council are Deputy Mayor Tom Gribbin (I, 2023), Steven Furgione (I, 2024), Jonathan Oliva (I, 2023), Renee Rodio (R, 2024), Sam Rodio (I, 2024) and Ed Wuillermin (I, 2023).[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]

The mayor and most council members are affiliated with Hammonton First, an independent political organization that was established in 2005 and swept that November's elections, winning the mayoral seat and all three council seats.[47]

Federal, state and county representation

Hammonton is located in the 2nd Congressional District[48] and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.[49]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 8,556 registered voters in Hammonton, of which 1,851 (21.6% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,627 (30.7% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 4,076 (47.6% vs. 44.3%) were registered as unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[50] Among the town's 2010 Census population, 57.8% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 75.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).[50] [51]

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 3,859 votes (60.08% vs 44.64% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 2,366 votes (36.84% vs 51.61%) and other candidates with 198 votes (3.08% vs 3.76%). A total of 6,423 ballots were cast.[52] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 3,420 votes here (54.4% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,777 votes (44.1% vs. 57.9%) and other candidates with 57 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,290 ballots cast by the town's 8,951 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.3% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).[53] [54] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 3,509 votes here (54.0% vs. 41.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,894 votes (44.5% vs. 56.5%) and other candidates with 89 votes (1.4% vs. 1.1%), among the 6,502 ballots cast by the town's 9,090 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.5% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).[55] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 3,218 votes here (54.1% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 2,600 votes (43.7% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 47 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,947 ballots cast by the town's 7,913 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.2% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).[56]

In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican Kim Guadagno received 2,425 votes (56.38% vs 42.46% countywide) ahead of Democrat Phillip Murphy with 1,726 votes (40.13% vs 55.14%), and other candidates with 150 votes (3.49% vs 2.41%). There were a total of 4,301 votes cast.[57] In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 3,234 votes here (68.7% vs. 60.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 1,229 votes (26.1% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with 60 votes (1.3% vs. 1.3%), among the 4,709 ballots cast by the town's 9,033 registered voters, yielding a 52.1% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).[58] [59] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,588 votes here (53.7% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,773 votes (36.8% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 204 votes (4.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 93 votes (1.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 4,822 ballots cast by the town's 8,724 registered voters, yielding a 55.3% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[60]

Education

Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the Hammonton Public Schools.[61] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 3,566 students and 249.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1.[62] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[63]) are Early Childhood Education Center[64] with 355 students in grades K–1, Warren E. Sooy Elementary School[65] with 873 students in grades 2–5, Hammonton Middle School[66] with 879 students in grades 6–8 and Hammonton High School[67] with 1,393 students in grades 9–12.[68]

Students from Folsom Borough (grades 9–12) and Waterford Township in Camden County (7–12) attend the Hammonton schools as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Folsom Borough School District and the Waterford Township School District.[69] [70] [71]

In the wake of the dissolution of the Lower Camden County Regional School District, the Hammonton board of education voted in 1999 to begin accepting an estimated 800 students from Waterford Township for grades 7–12 starting as of 2002, with the tuition paid by students from Waterford helping to lower overall costs to Hammonton taxpayers.[72]

Borough public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township[73] or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.[74]

Hammonton was home of the Catholic schools St. Joseph Regional Elementary School (for Pre-K–8[75]) and St. Joseph High School (for grades 9–12[76]) which operated under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden.[77] In April 2020, the Diocese of Camden announced that despite its status as a football powerhouse, St. Joseph was one of five Catholic schools in New Jersey which would close permanently at the end of the school year on June 30, 2020.[78] [79] St. Joseph Regional Elementary was to permanently close at the end of the school year as well. St. Joseph High School reopened in September 2020 as the independent St. Joseph Academy, which operates separately from the Camden Diocese and leases the building from the Hammonton Public Schools, which had acquired the building.[80] [81]

Media

Television stations

Newspapers

Hammonton is served by other newspapers:

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the town had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Atlantic County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.[85]

The Atlantic City Expressway, U.S. Route 30, U.S. Route 206 and Route 54 all pass through Hammonton, as do County Route 536, County Route 542, County Route 559 and County Route 561.

Public transportation

The Hammonton station[86] of NJ Transit provides passenger rail service between the Atlantic City Rail Terminal in Atlantic City and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and intermediate points on the Atlantic City Line.[87]

NJ Transit provides bus service in Hammonton on the 554 route between Lindenwold station and Atlantic City.[88] [89]

Airport

Hammonton Municipal Airport is located 3miles northeast of the central business district.[90]

Community

Blueberry capital

Hammonton is known as the "Blueberry Capital of the World".[91]

Since the 1980s, the Red, White and Blueberry Festival has celebrated Hammonton's status as the nation's blueberry capital.[92] A 1300acres farm in the town is Northeast's largest blueberry grower.[93]

Presidential visits

Ronald Reagan visited Hammonton during his 1984 re-election campaign. Reagan's speech highlighted Hammonton's status as "Blueberry Capital of the World" and then extolled the virtues of New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen.[94]

Bruce soon disassociated himself from the politics and the use of his song "Born in The U.S.A."[95]

Hammonton has also been visited by Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt, who made whistle stops in the town.[96]

Festivals

Every year Hammonton hosts the Red, White and Blueberry festival, Our Lady of Mount Carmel festival and the Hammonton wine festival. Mount Carmel's Italian Festival dates back to 1875 and is considered the oldest such continuously run festival in the United States.[97] Other festivals include; Hammonton Fall Beer Festival,[98] Teen Arts Festival,[99] Hammonton Food Truck Festival,[100] Hammonton Green Day Festival,[101] and Crusin Main Street.[102]

Downtown

Hammonton's downtown district has been growing for the past 20 years. The downtown area includes Bellevue Avenue, Central Avenue, Vine street, Second Street, Third Street, Twelfth Street, Egg Harbor Road, Front Street, West End Avenue, Railroad Avenue and Washington Street. The downtown includes art galleries, restaurants, wine and sports bars, banks, clothing stores, offices, a theatre, a park, and a college satellite campus, attracting shoppers from South Jersey.[103]

Every year the downtown has three parades. The Halloween and Christmas parades are the two major parades that happen in downtown. In May, there is a smaller Memorial Day parade. The Downtown also hosts the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, which is a large celebration that includes the lighting of a large tree on the corner of Bellevue and Central Avenue, Christmas carolers, a music show, carriage rides, a live nativity and the arrival of Santa. During these events the downtown stores are open late.

On the third Thursday of every month, the downtown host the "Third Thursday Events", with a different theme each month. Stores offer discounts, and people perform on the street.

The downtown was one of the finalist for the Great American Main Street Award in 2013. The award recognizes three communities each year for their successful revitalization efforts, based on documented economic impact, small-business development, historic preservation, volunteer involvement, public/private cooperation and success over time.[104]

Events

In 1949, Hammonton was the winner of the Little League World Series, after finishing third in the tournament in both 1947 and 1948. The Hammonton team was the first official team located outside of Pennsylvania.[105]

On July 24, 2011, Ricca's Italian Bakery set a Guinness World Record for the Longest Line of Cakes topped with fresh blueberries donated by local farmers. This received recognition from the Mayor Steve DiDonato and all members of the Hammonton Town Council. The Hammonton Town Council Deputy Mayor Tom Gribbin announced the recognition during a town council meeting on local TV in 2011 August.[106]

In November 2014, in a study conducted by CreditDonkey.com, Hammonton was ranked second-happiest city in New Jersey. The ranking was based on restaurants, crime rate, commute, departure time, income, divorce rate, and housing.[107]

Wineries and alcohol consumption

Hammonton has three active wineries – DiMatteo Vineyards, Plagido's Winery, and Tomasello Winery.[97]

On June 7, 2013, the Eagle Theatre in Hammonton became the first theater in New Jersey to sell alcoholic beverages and allow spectators to drink wine during the show. Under an arrangement reached under the authority of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Sharrott Winery will be able to sell patrons bottles of wine that can be consumed during shows at the theater.[108]

Hammonton has also seen a growth in the craft beer industry. Since 2015, three breweries have opened in town, Tomfoolery Brewing Company, Three 3's Brewing Company, and Vinyl Brewing.[109]

Popular culture

The 2002 direct-to-video horror film 13th Child, about the hunt for the Jersey Devil, was filmed in Hammonton.[110]

A 2011 episode of Supernatural, "How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters" about the Jersey Devil, is set in Hammonton, though it wasn't filmed there.[111]

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  3. http://www.townofhammonton.org/counciladministration/business-administrator/ Business Administrator
  4. https://townofhammonton.org/municipal-clerk-registrar/ Municipal Clerk/Registrar
  5. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
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  9. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
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  11. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
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  18. http://www.townofhammonton.org/AtAGlance/HistoryOfHammonton/GeneralHistory.aspx General History
  19. [Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]
  20. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 69. Accessed May 28, 2024.
  21. Book: McMahon, William . 1966 . The Story of Hammonton . The Historical Society of Hammonton, New Jersey . 1 - 25; 213 - 215 .
  22. http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82780/touches.html Areas touching Hammonton
  23. https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/board-of-county-commissioners/atlantic-county-district-map Atlantic County District Map
  24. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
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  26. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njatlant/munis.html List of Municipalities in Atlantic County, New Jersey and Local Place Names
  27. http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/ The Pinelands National Reserve
  28. http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/home/munico/municipalities/ Pinelands Municipalities
  29. News: Wildfire in New Jersey Could Become the State's Largest in Years . The New York Times . June 21, 2022 . Taylor . Derrick Bryson . Diaz . Johnny .
  30. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=266382&cityname=Hammonton-New-Jersey Climate Summary for Hammonton, New Jersey
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  32. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603429430.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hammonton town, New Jersey
  33. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400129430 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hammonton town, Atlantic County, New Jersey
  34. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Italian.html Italian Communities
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  36. La Gorce, Tammy. "Finding Emo", The New York Times, August 14, 2005. Accessed October 22, 2007. "Richard Reines, who owns Drive-Thru Records, which is based in the San Fernando Valley in California, believes in the New Jersey scene; Drive-Thru's roster includes Hidden in Plain View from Stanhope and the Early November from Hammonton."
  37. Fitzgerald, Brian. "Alum hopes to bring minor league baseball to his hometown", B.U. Bridge, August 13, 1999. Accessed July 31, 2018. "Gabriel Donio (CAS'95) is president of the Hammonton Blueberries, a minor league baseball team that has yet to play a game, sign a player, or have a ballpark to call home. But this will change in the near future, says Donio, because he received some good news on August 4: the board of directors for the Northern League, the nation's largest independent baseball league, voted to start a six-team developmental division that would include southern New Jersey's Blueberries."
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  61. https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory19-20.pdf#page=38 Public School Directory 2019-2020
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  64. https://www.hammontonschools.org/administrators/ECEC-Administration Early Childhood Education Center
  65. https://www.hammontonschools.org/administrators/WES-Administration Warren E. Sooy Elementary School
  66. https://www.hammontonschools.org/administrators/Middle-School-Administration Hammonton Middle School
  67. https://www.hammontonschools.org/administrators/High-School-Administration Hammonton High School
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  71. Puko, Timothy. "Sending Towns Feeling Pinched by Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City, March 13, 2007. Accessed September 15, 2014. "The two school districts that send students to Hammonton are disputing tuition adjustments that would allow Hammonton School District to avoid a tax hike this year but cause large tax hikes in the sending districts. The school budgets for Hammonton and its sending districts Waterford and Folsom could hang in limbo well past next month's school board elections, and Waterford and Folsom could be left with budget fights and massive cuts, sending district superintendents said."
  72. Arnold, Stephanie L. "Hammonton Board Decides To Accept Waterford Students More Money For An Improved Curriculum Is Expected Once The 800 Junior And Senior High Pupils Arrive.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 1999. Accessed September 15, 2014. "The school board has been mulling the issue since the Waterford Board of Education, in Camden County, decided in September that it wanted to send its 800 junior high and high school students to the Atlantic County school district. Last year, five of seven towns that make up the Lower Camden County Regional School District voted to dissolve it within three years, leaving each town responsible for educating its students."
  73. http://www.acitech.org/cms/schools/institute-of-technology/admissions-acit/frequently-asked-questions Frequently Asked Questions
  74. http://www.chartertech.org/about/profile.jsp Profile
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  77. http://www.camdendiocese.org/schools/catholic-schools-listing/ Catholic Schools Directory
  78. https://www.camdendiocese.org/five-catholic-schools-in-the-diocese-of-camden-to-close-at-end-of-school-year/ "Five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Camden to close at end of school year"
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  80. McGarry, Mike. "St. Joseph Academy returns to Vine Street in Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City, August 27, 2020. Accessed February 19, 2023. "St. Joseph Academy in Hammonton finally has a home. It's a familiar one. The academy announced Wednesday night it will be located at the former St. Joseph building at 328 Vine St. The academy will lease the building from the Hammonton Board of Education."
  81. Hawk, Tim. "Shuttered N.J. Catholic school revived as private academy by alumni, supporters", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 15, 2020. Accessed April 16, 2021. "Once Saint Joseph Academy opens on Sept. 21 it will be an independent private school for students grades 9 through 12 with a tuition of approximately $11,000 and nearly 150 students deeply rooted in Roman Catholic faith, DiGerolamo said, and will not be part of the diocese."
  82. https://stations.fcc.gov/station-profile/wpsj-cd Station Profile for WPSJ-CD
  83. http://www.hammontongazette.com/ Home Page
  84. https://archive.today/20130908235949/http://www.thedailyjournal.com/section/HAMMONTON The Hammonton News
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  86. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=55 Hammonton station
  87. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=ATLC Atlantic City Rail Line
  88. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726170623/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesAtlanticCountyTo Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections
  89. http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide
  90. http://www.townofhammonton.org/Portals/0/documents/Hammonton%20Air%20Port%20Info.pdf Hammonton Municipal Airport
  91. Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Blueberries ride high in South Jersey farm town", The Record, February 11, 2004. Accessed May 6, 2008. "In the Atlantic County farming community of Hammonton, where crops are king and ancestral connections to the land run deep, they didn't need the state to tell them the blueberry is special. After all, almost everyone in this town of 12,600 - already dubbed the 'Blueberry Capital of the World' - seems to have at least some connection to the berry."
  92. Meritt, Ben. "Blue is the word at berry fest", The Daily Journal, June 30, 2008. Accessed May 29, 2013.
  93. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/world/coronavirus-updates.html "Phoenix Mayor Says FEMA Refused to Help With Testing"
  94. http://myhammonton.com/reaganhammonton.php "America's future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts."
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  97. DiUlio, Nick. "NJ's Most Italian TownIt started with a single Sicilian farmer in 1863. Now Hammonton has the highest percentage of Italians in the Garden State.", New Jersey Monthly, January 17, 2012. Accessed May 29, 2013. "But the standout event on the calendar is the annual Italian Festival sponsored by the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society. What began in 1875 as a traditional Roman Catholic two-mile long procession of saints has evolved into the longest running Italian festival in the country, with a weeklong carnival and festivities erupting every July.... The town is home to three celebrated South Jersey vineyards: Plagido's Winery, DiMatteo Vineyards and Tomasello Winery, which was started by one of the town's oldest Italian families and has been making wine for almost 80 years."
  98. https://newjerseycraftbeer.com/hammonton-fall-beer-festival/ Hammonton Fall Beer Festival
  99. http://www.aclink.org/culturalaffairs/teenarts/homepage.asp Teen Arts Festival
  100. Brunetti, Michelle. "Hammonton hosting first ever Food Truck festival ", The Press of Atlantic City, June 8, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2016.
  101. http://www.acua.com/content.aspx?id=5939 Hammonton Green Day Festival
  102. http://www.cruisinclassics.org/docs/2016Mainstreet.jpg Cruisin' Main Street
  103. http://downtownhammonton.com Home Page
  104. Post, Michelle Brunetti. "Hammonton among eight semifinalists for national Main Street Award", The Press of Atlantic City, February 12, 2013. Accessed December 9, 2013.
  105. LeConey, Bill. "Baseball / Hammonton's Boys Of Summer / A Glance At Hammonton's 1949 Little League Journey", The Press of Atlantic City, August 28, 1999. Accessed May 15, 2012. "Hammonton's Little League team was the original 'Beast of the East.' Founded by local businessman Al Mulliner, it was the first sanctioned Little League team outside of Pennsylvania. In 1949, it made its third straight trip to Williamsport after finishing third in the first two years of World Series play."
  106. https://archive.today/20130411015340/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/12000/longest-line-of-cakes
  107. Lake, Rebecca. "Study: Happiest Cities in New Jersey", CreditDonkey.com, November 3, 2014. Accessed March 28, 2016.
  108. Post, Michelle Brunetti. "Wine sales planned at Hammonton's Eagle Theatre", The Press of Atlantic City, June 5, 2013, updated June 6, 2013. Accessed June 14, 2013. "Starting Friday night, audience members at The Eagle Theatre will be able to enjoy a glass of wine before and during shows. Sharrott Winery, located just over the border from Hammonton in Winslow Township, has gotten permission from the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell half and full bottles of wine at the theater.... It is the first such agreement in New Jersey, said Eagle Theatre President Jim Donio."
  109. Fusco, John Howard. "Hammonton is becoming a cultural hub", Courier-Post, June 20, 2017. Accessed October 2, 2017. "There are two craft breweries in town — Three 3's and Tomfoolery — with a third expected to come on‐board later this summer. Vinyl Brewing, which will be occupying space at a building that was once part of the Perrone Door Company, has family roots that go back for more than a century in Hammonton."
  110. Nash, Margo. "The Devil You Think You Know", The New York Times, October 13, 2002. Accessed August 4, 2013. "Most of the film, made by Painted Zebra Productions, was shot at Wharton State Forest, Historic Batsto Village and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens. Its stars include Cliff Robertson, Robert Guillaume, Christopher Atkins, Lesley-Anne Down and Michelle Maryk."
  111. Procida, Lee. "Hammonton welcomes Boardwalk Empire sign", The Press of Atlantic City, April 29, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2012. "In the first episode of "Boardwalk Empire," an ill-fated group of bootleggers passes by a wooden sign that reads 'Welcome to Hammonton, The Blueberry Capital of the World.'"
  112. https://web.archive.org/web/20130122225747/http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_12/season_12_road_to_hollywood/sarah-restuccio "Season 12 Road to Hollywood: Sarah Restuccio"
  113. Jackson, Vincent. "Hammonton teen cut from 'American Idol'", The Press of Atlantic City, February 13, 2013. Accessed September 15, 2014.
  114. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101210310/http://www.mtv.com/videos/true-life-presents-my-dad-is-a-bro/1716316/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=5232&channelId=1 "True Life Presents: My Dad Is A Bro"
  115. Staff. "Indie Film, The Honour, Shot in Hammonton", Courier-Post, August 2, 2013. Accessed December 9, 2013. "Daria Berenato (left) of Hammonton and Christina Heath of Hamilton film a scene in their upcoming indie film called The Honour. The LGBT film was shot in Hammonton and other places around South Jersey."
  116. Post, Michelle Brunetti. "Film shoot transports Hammonton back to the 1980s", The Press of Atlantic City, May 18, 2015. Accessed August 31, 2015. "The big dance number, which shut down Second Street between Bellevue Avenue and Vine Street, is part of a short film the Hammonton company is doing for California-based Chubbies Shorts."
  117. https://umterps.com/sports/football/roster/tehuti-miles/5631 Tehuti Miles
  118. http://www.rhinossoccer.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=3
    1. 2 Tyler Bellamy, Defender
  119. LaBan, Craig. "Blueberries to tacos: South Jersey town's shift de cuisine", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 28, 2012. Accessed October 22, 2012. "It's the birthplace of the vice president's wife, Jill Biden, not to mention the hometown of pro wrestler Gary 'The Pitbull' Wolfe."
  120. http://individual.utoronto.ca/ray_blanchard/ Ray Blanchard, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry
  121. Kooper, Al. "New Music for Old People: ZZ Hill, Rev. Gary Davis, Curtis Stigers, Andy Stochansky and More", The Morton Report, October 17, 2014. Accessed November 27, 2017. "'When I Die I'll Live Again' — Rev. Gary Davis (2:51)... That most important 'Someone' took him to Heaven on May 5, 1972 from Hammonton, New Jersey, where he lived at the time."
  122. Schroeder, Charles. "Hammonton's JD DiRenzo to fulfill boyhood dream by signing with NFL team: 'It's now my job to prove them right'", The Press of Atlantic City, May 2, 2023. Accessed December 19, 2023. "But DiRenzo, a 2017 St. Joseph High School graduate who played offensive line at Sacred Heart (Fairfield, Connecticut) and Rutgers universities, had worked too hard over too many years to think his boyhood dream of playing football at its highest level was over. He was right. On Monday, while downstairs at his family’s Hammonton home, he got a call."
  123. Woodward, Buck. "This Day In History: Jeff Hardy Wins The World Title, Undertaker & Austin Win Tag Gold, Thesz Vs. Mascaras And More", PWInsider.com, July 26, 2010. Accessed August 4, 2013. "1967 - Anthony Durante is born in Hammonton, New Jersey."
  124. Jackson, Vincent. "Making a new start; Hammonton's Ace Enders has a new disc, a new band and is looking to write a new chapter in his music career", The Press of Atlantic City, February 11, 2009. Accessed August 4, 2013. "Enders, of Hammonton, had beaten the odds. Not only was he making a living playing his music, he and his four-piece band had just released its second album, 'The Mother, The Mechanic, and the Path.'"
  125. Trahair, R. C. S. Utopias and Utopians: An Historical Dictionary, p. 192. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. . Accessed August 4, 2013.
  126. http://www.flexonline.com/ifbb/johnnie-jackson Johnnie Jackson
  127. Kinney, Josh. "How 'Boardwalk Empire' Found Nelson Johnson", Atlantic City Weekly, January 16, 2012. Accessed December 9, 2013.
  128. Clark, Michael. "Author Nelson Johnson strikes gold with infamous Atlantic City characters", The Press of Atlantic City, August 14, 2010. Accessed June 14, 2013. "A native of Hammonton, Johnson got his first taste of politics when he was elected as a Democrat to Atlantic County's Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1975, where he served until 1980.
  129. Strauss, Robert. "Atlantic City's Godfather: A Q&A with Judge Nelson Johnson, whose book—Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City—was made into an HBO miniseries", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed December 9, 2013. "He still commutes from rural Hammonton—where he grew up—to his Atlantic City courtroom. We spoke with Johnson—no relation to Nucky—about his fascination with all things Atlantic City."
  130. http://www.anb.org/articles/14/14-00729.html Margaret Mead
  131. Funke, Lewis B. "Victor Moore, or Forty Years a Timid Man; The comedian, even off-stage, is shy and has the air of one who is always baffled.", The New York Times, January 6, 1946. Accessed June 25, 2008.
  132. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116765341/rita-myers-of-hammonton-new-jersey/ "Berkshire Museum sets Myers video installation"
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  134. Anastasia, George. "Police: Hammonton Raids Broke Up A Betting Ring", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1996. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Sources said yesterday the bookmaking ring was part of a broader gambling and loan-sharking operation controlled by reputed mob figure Ron Previte of Hammonton."
  135. McAleer, Pete. "Hammonton mob informant misses life left behind", copy of article from The Press of Atlantic City, June 14, 2004. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Ron Previte, who once ran Hammonton's underworld from the booth of a diner on the White Horse Pike, is not quite sure what to do with himself these days."
  136. http://www.rider.edu/offices-services/educational-opportunity-program/community-advisory-board Community Advisory Board
  137. Bender, William. "Phil Leonetti's tell-all book shows he's crazy like a fox", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 12, 2012. Accessed March 28, 2016. "Scarfo went from a boy picking blueberries in Hammonton to a paranoid despot who Leonetti says wanted to slit his own wife's throat."
  138. Staff. "Hammonton's Siscone Pursuing Safety Drive", The Press of Atlantic City, July 11, 1989. Accessed July 8, 2013. "A popular school teacher, a successful businessman and an outstanding race driver, Tony Siscone may be one of Hammonton's more renowned citizens."
  139. http://library.nybg.org/finding_guide/archv/barksdale_rg5b.html Alma Whiffen Barksdale Records
  140. https://books.google.com/books?id=Aag-AQAAIAAJ&q=hammonton+Alma+Joslyn+Whiffen-Barksdale Who's who of American Women and Women of Canada, Volume 5
  141. Staff. "Italian Heritage On Parade", The Press of Atlantic City, August 25, 2008. Accessed May 15, 2012. "Residents stepped out Saturday, formalizing their 'sister city' relationship between San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy, and Hammonton, which brands itself as the most Italian town in the United States."
  142. Anders, Charlie Jane. "One of Ben Edlund's Finest Hours: The Secret History of Supernatural's Deadly Turducken Slammers", io9, November 30, 2012. Accessed August 1, 2016. "'How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters' Something is eating campers in Hammonton, New Jersey – could it be the Jersey Devil?"

    Hammonton made a cameo appearance in the first two episodes of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, with a scene towards the end of both episodes showing the town sign "Welcome to Hammonton, The Blueberry Capital of the World".[111]

    The Fox TV show American Idol aired its first episode of its 12th season in January 2013 with a performance by Sarah Restuccio, a seventeen-year-old girl from Hammonton. The judges enjoyed her rendition of "Mama's Song" by Carrie Underwood, but she impressed them when they asked her to sing something else and she rapped "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj. The show featured a short clip about Sarah's life, which included showing her everyday life in Hammonton.[112] [113]

    In October 2013 the MTV reality show True Life, featured the episode "True Life Presents: My Dad Is A Bro" about a girl in her twenties and her father in his fifties, who both party. The episode takes place throughout Hammonton.[114]

    In the summer of 2013, scenes from the independent film The Honour were filmed in Hammonton.[115]

    In May 2015, a commercial for the male clothing brand, Chubbies Shorts, was filmed on South Second Street in Hammonton.[116]

    Notable people

    People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hammonton include:

    Sister city

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