Good Intent, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39°48′15″N75°04′40″W / 39.80417°N 75.07778°W Coordinates: 39°48′15″N75°04′40″W / 39.80417°N 75.07778°W | |
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County | Gloucester |
Township | Deptford |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 876664 [1] |
Good Intent is an unincorporated community located within Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. [1] [2]
The community is located along a tributary of Big Timber Creek.
An early settler, George Ward, purchased 250 acres (100 ha) of land at Good Intent in 1701 and erected small mills. [3]
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. [3]
A mail stage coach began service in 1834 "to leave Good Intent every morning, Sundays excepted". [3] : 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. [3]
The Good Intent Church was noted to exist during the 1840s. [3]
An improved road to Good Intent was built from Williamstown (then called "Squankum") in 1853. [4]
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