Clarksboro is an unincorporated community and historic area located in the municipality of East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
Transportation The Swedesboro Railroad built its line from Woodbury to Swedesboro through the town, opening in October 1869 under lease to the West Jersey Railroad. It is still operated for freight traffic by the Southern Railroad of New Jersey.
Education East Greenwich Township School District serves grades K-6 with students in 7-12 served by Kingsway Regional School District.
Guardian Angels Regional School is a K-8 school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023. Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro.Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 22, 2023.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clarksboro include: Danielson (1995–present), family indie rock bandSchwabsky, Barry. "Music; Being Weird Is Not a Bar To Promoting Christianity", The New York Times, April 16, 2000. Accessed April 28, 2015. "So it was no small compliment when Richard Gehr, a writer for the music magazine Spin, declared a band, the Danielson Famile, based in tiny Clarksboro, 'the most joyously eccentric group of performers to ascend the New Jersey Turnpike since Sun Ra's Arkestra.'" Rachel Davis DuBois (1892–1993), educator, human rights activist and pioneer of intercultural education.Lambert, Bruce. "Rachel D. DuBois, 101, Educator Who Promoted Value of Diversity", The New York Times, April 1, 1993. Accessed December 26, 2022. "A native of Clarksboro, N.J., she graduated from Bucknell University and received a doctorate at Columbia." George Gill Green (1842–1925), patent medicine manufacturer"The opera house built on medicine: Woodbury's G.G. Green Block ", Hidden New Jersey, December 14, 2012. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Born in nearby Clarksboro, George Gill Green left the University of Pennsylvania medical school in 1864 to fight in the Civil War with the 142nd Illinois Regiment." Amos J. Peaslee (1887–1969), politician, military official, author, and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Australia"Amos J. Peaslee, Ex-Envoy, Is Dead; Lawyer Served Eisenhower in Australia and in Capital", The New York Times, August 30, 1969. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Mr. Peaslee was born in Clarksboro on March 24, 1887." Hardy Richardson (1855-1931), Major League Baseball playerHardy Richardson Stats, Baseball Almanac. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Hardy Richardson was born on Saturday, April 21, 1855, in Clarksboro, New Jersey."
Points of interest Eglington Cemetery Hollingshead Airport
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