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Dennis Township

Cape May County, New Jersey

Dennis Township municipal offices are located at 571 Petersburg Road, Dennisville, NJ 08214; 609‑861‑9700.

Neighborhoods

Dennisville Historic District
Johnsons Mill

Beginnings [1]

Dennis Township was formed in 1826. In 1846 the entire township, except for cultivated lands, was covered with oaks, pines and cedars. There were at that time in the township 7 stores, 2 grist mills, 6 saw mills, 4 schools with 205 students, and a total population of 1,350.

John W. Barber and Henry Howe, Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey, S. Tuttle, Publisher, New York, 1846.