Florence Historical Society Book Committee's Florence Revisited (Images of America) PDF

By Florence Historical Society Book Committee

often called �the neighborhood with personality on the Bend within the River,� Florence has a desirable previous and wealthy background. First inhabited via the Lenni-Lenape tribes, Florence is thought to be named after the daughter of Charles Macalester of Philadelphia, one of many area�s first landowners who used to be instrumental in dividing Florence into plenty for destiny houses within the early 1850s. a few early citizens have been decoy carvers, whose labors are in excessive call for this present day less than the class of Delaware River decoys, whereas others labored in foundries or as storekeepers, farmers, and fishermen. making a choice on up the place Florence left off, Florence Revisited will offer info and pleasure when you are proud to name this city domestic, and it'll spark an curiosity for outdated photographs, tales, and information articles approximately early households in Florence, New Jersey.

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