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Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,945,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 253 (+9.4%) from the 2,692 counted in the 2000 Census. In the previous decade, the population of the small community had declined by 149 (-5.2%) from the 2,841 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed October 7, 2012.〕 Lawnside was developed and incorporated as the first independent, self-governing black municipality north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The United Parcel Service has a large depot in the borough. ==History== The land that was developed as Lawnside was purchased in 1840 by abolitionists for a community for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans. Earlier known as "Snow Hill" and "Free Haven", the borough was named for the train station constructed by the Reading Railroad along the Atlantic City Railroad in 1907.〔(Home Page ), Borough of Lawnside. Accessed September 2, 2015. "The current name of Lawnside was coined in 1907 when the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad built a station stop there."〕〔Engel, Edward. ("Rewinding Times Of Lawnside And Role As Ex-slave Haven E. Muneerah Higgs Focuses On A Town She Loved As A Child. Her Video Is Part Of A Film Festival Today." ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 15, 1992. Accessed September 2, 2015. "Once known as Snow Hill, the town now had a new name: Free Haven. It took the name Lawnside in 1907 from the borough's station on the Reading Railroad's old Atlantic City line."〕 On April 20, 1926, an "Official Special Election" was held in the Borough of Lawnside. Just one month earlier, on March 24, 1926, Governor of New Jersey A. Harry Moore signed into law New Jersey General Assembly Bill 561, dissolving Centre Township, of which Lawnside was a part, and incorporating the Borough of Lawnside, which also included portions of the borough of Barrington.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 107. Accessed October 7, 2012.〕 With its first election, Lawnside became the first independent self-governing African American community north of the Mason-Dixon line.〔("Lawnside: Rich and deep progress" ), ''Courier-Post'', October 19, 2006. Accessed July 9, 2008. "In 1926, Lawnside was incorporated as a borough and became the first independent, self-governing black municipality north of the Mason-Dixon Line."〕 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「Lawnside, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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