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°WCoordinates: 39°48′15″N 75°04′40″W / 39.80417°N 75.07778°W | |
| 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
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Intent
- 1 2 3 4 5 Prowell, George Reeser (1886). The History of Camden County, New Jersey. L. J. Richards. pp. 449, 681, 683, 684, 691.
- ↑ Proceedings, Constitution, By-laws, List of Members, &c., of the Surveyors' Association of West New Jersey. With Historical and Biographical Sketches Relating to New Jersey. S. Chew. 1880. p. 103.
