Good Intent, New Jersey

Good Intent, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Good Intent, New Jersey

Location within the state of New Jersey

Coordinates: 39°48′15″N 75°04′40″W / 39.80417°N 75.07778°W / 39.80417; -75.07778Coordinates: 39°48′15″N 75°04′40″W / 39.80417°N 75.07778°W / 39.80417; -75.07778
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Gloucester
Township Deptford
Elevation 56 ft (17 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 876664[1]

Good Intent is an unincorporated community located within Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[1]

The settlement is located along a tributary of Big Timber Creek.

History

An early settler, George Ward, purchased 250 acres (100 ha) of land at Good Intent in 1701 and erected small mills.[2]

A cloth mill was erected in 1829. The three-story building was destroyed by fire in 1840, but was soon rebuilt. About eight years later it burned down again, and was again rebuilt.[2]

A mail stage coach began service in 1834 "to leave Good Intent every morning, Sundays excepted".[2]:449

In 1836, a factory was established at Good Intent which manufactured handles for pitch forks and shovels. The raw lumber was brought in on scows, and the finished product was transported to Philadelphia.[2]

The Good Intent Church was noted to exist during the 1840s.[2]

An improved road to Good Intent was built from Williamstown (then called "Squankum") in 1853.[3]

References


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