Evesboro
Evesboro

This town had only about a dozen dwelling in the early 1880s; it also had it's own school as well as a Baptist mission school. There was a blacksmith/ wheelwright shop as well.

A visitor to these pages, Guy, sent me an 1876 map of Evesboro showing that there was also a Hotel, and a Shoe Shop there. There also was a Post Office there, but it was eventually eliminated and the mail was then delivered from the Marlton PO. Evesboro is on the northern tip of Evesham township which includes Marlton. The southern tip of the township was called Crowfoot.

It appears that the British evacuated Philadelphia during the Revolution, Evesboro was on their route from Philadelphia, through Cooper's Ferry and Gloucestertown up through Haddonfield, out through Evesboro and then to an encampment at Mt. Laurel.

Below is part of 1876 map showing Evesboro and the surrounding area:


Thanks to guy for the photo



The New Jersey Mirror of 28 Jun 1866 carried t his article about a resident of Evesboro:
John M. Lippincott committed suicide at Evesboro', on Saturday night, by hanging himself in an apple orchard, nearly opposite the hotel. He served his apprenticeship in the Mirror Office, and during that time and for some years after, he was a temperate and industrious young man. But later in life he indulged too freely in liquor, and finally became very intemperate. His sad end, considering the life he has led for sometime, is not surprising. He was about 50 years of age. This case should be a warning to those young men whose course is now fast tending to the drunkard's death.


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