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Blackwood is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Camden County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕 As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 4,545.〔 It is located from the city of Camden and away from Philadelphia. Blackwood is the home of the main campus of Camden County College, in addition to other campus locations in Camden and Cherry Hill.〔( Camden County College ), Camden County College. Accessed October 15, 2012. "Camden County College is one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in New Jersey and the surrounding region and is a vital resource for transfer education, workforce training and cultural event. Its three distinct campuses in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill – along with its satellite locations in Lakeland, Sicklerville and elsewhere throughout the County – share the common mission of providing accessible, affordable higher education and occupational study to all who can benefit."〕 Blackwood is also home to Camden County College's radio station WDBK. == History == Blackwood, originally known as Blackwoodtown, was settled about 1750 by John Blackwood in an area then known as "head of Timber Creek." Blackwood was a fuller who immigrated from Scotland and established mills in Blackwoodtown.〔(The book of John Howell & his descendants, by Frances Howell )〕 The area was a crossroads village along the Black Horse Pike well into the nineteenth century, that served as a local government and transportation center by the 1830s, when Uriah Norcross established a stage coach line between Camden and Woodbury with a stop at a tavern in Blackwoodtown. The arrival of the Camden County Railroad in 1891 led to further development.〔(New Jersey Postal History Society )〕〔(Blackwood Historic District, Living Places )〕 Blackwood Lake operated as a summer resort from 1891 until 1932.〔("Gloucester Township: A history with hosiery" ), ''Courier Post', October 19, 2006.〕 The Blackwood Historic District (roughly covering the area along Church Street from East Railroad Avenue to Indiana Avenue, Black Horse Pike, and Central Avenue) and Solomon Wesley United Methodist Church are listed in the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places.〔National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey〕〔( National Register of Historic Places )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackwood, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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