Harrison Township, NJ
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Harrison Township covers about 19 square miles in Gloucester County. Mullica Hill is the largest of its four villages; Ewan, Richwood and Jefferson are the others. Mullica Hill and Ewan grew up along streams, while Jefferson and Richwood developed at crossroads.

• Getting around

  • Jefferson, about a mile north of Mullica Hill on Route 45, went by Cox's Hill, Allenboro and Lawrenceville before taking its present name in 1872, when its post office opened.
  • Richwood has answered to Five Points, Campbell's Corner, Mount Pleasant, White Horse and Hell Town; its present name dates to 1888.
  • Routes 45, 55, 77 and 322 run through the township.

• Landmarks

  • Two Richwood buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places: Richwood Methodist Church, built in 1860 or 1861, and the Mount Pleasant School on Lambs Road, built in 1870.
  • Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill is in the township, and Rowan University is about 3 miles away, per the township.

• Around town

  • Farming still shapes the township.
  • Gloucester County's farmland plan counts 36 preserved farms in Harrison, covering 1,702 acres.

• Schools

  • Harrison Township School District runs pre-K through grade 6, and students continue to the Clearview Regional district for grades 7 to 12.

• History

  • Ewan, once called Ewan Mills and Ewansville, is named for Israel Ewan, who founded a saw and grist mill there.
  • Two of its houses date to 1788 and 1793.