Repaupo, New Jersey

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Repaupo, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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CR 653 northbound in Repaupo
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Repaupo
Repaupo's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey)
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Repaupo (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°47′59″N75°17′56″W / 39.79972°N 75.29889°W / 39.79972; -75.29889
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Gloucester
Township Logan
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code 856
GNIS feature ID879660 [1]

Repaupo is an unincorporated community located within Logan Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] Repaupo can be accessed by Interstate 295/U.S. Route 130, via exit 14.

The community was settled in the 17th century by Swedes from the former colony of New Sweden. Men such as Andreas Anderson, former trumpeter to Governor Printz, was one of the prominent settlers. [3]

Notable people

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

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Repaupo, New Jersey
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Amandus (1938). The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey. Bayonne, New Jersey: Jersey Printing Company, Inc. pp. 64–65.
  4. ↑ via Associated Press. "Political newcomer Edward Durr unseats longtime state Sen. Steve Sweeney", News 12 Connecticut, November 4, 2021. Accessed January 20, 2022. "Durr is a truck driver from Repaupo, an unincorporated community located within Logan Township. He was born and raised in Gloucester City."


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  1. ↑ https://libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/unearthing-past-student-research-pennsylvania-history/new-sweden-brief-history
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