Balanced. Beautiful. Burlington.

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Burlington
a message from
County
The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders
The Best of Everything
Photos by James Douglass
Contents
4 Facts at a Glance
6 Overview
10 Economic Development
Resources
15 Economic Development
Projects & Sectors
20 Top Employers
21 Transportation
23 Utilities
24 Education
25 Lifestyles
30 Health Care
Burlington County, New Jersey
An Economic Resource Guide
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Cover photography: Blueberry photos by
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BCC photo courtesy of Burlington County College
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project and the number of different sources consulted, neither the writer,
editor, publisher, sponsoring agency, or advertisers can be held liable
for damages arising out of errors or omissions.
We are Smart Growth at work!
We lead the State in farmland preservation. This achievement is
balanced with more than $2 billion in new business and residential
construction that has been built or earmarked for our 12-town River
Route region alone!
We are creating an expansive new park and hiking trail system
along the magnificent Delaware River and tranquil Rancocas Creek
— yet we are home to traditional downtown business centers and
modern office and industrial parks that can be easily accessed by
major highways and rail.
We continue to grow in both population and employment.
Young families and older folks are attracted to the high quality
of life in Burlington County. Leading the charge in job growth are
sectors in health care, professional services, finance, wholesale and
retail trade, and several others.
We have a diverse landscape — something for everyone.
Historic towns served by light rail are situated along the Delaware
River. Attractive suburban neighborhoods are integrated among our
traditional and rural communities. About two-thirds of the county’s
820 square miles are covered by farmland and the majestic
NJ Pinelands.
Come discover Burlington County — balanced and beautiful,
offering the best of everything.
Burlington County Board
of Chosen Freeholders
Aubrey A. Fenton
Joseph B. Donnelly
Stacey F. Jordan
William S. Haines, Jr.
James K. Wujcik
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Burlington
County
Facts at a Glance
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Burlington County Facts
Work Force Profile
• Largest county in New Jersey
Median Age............................................38.6
• 827 square miles in size
High School Graduate or Higher.......89.7%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher.............31.2%
• Extends from the Delaware River to the Great Bay
on the Atlantic Ocean
• Centrally located in the Boston, Mass.,
to Washington, D.C. corridor
• Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
• County Seat: Mount Holly
• Population: 450,627 (2006 estimate)
• Form of Government:
Board of Chosen Freeholders — five members
elected to three-year terms
• Political subdivisions:
Total Employment:..........................178,700
• Total private sector jobs............125,413
• Civilian labor force....................189,300
• Labor Force (18 – 60)...............237,187
• Goods producing.........................24.3%
• Service producing........................75.7%
Transportation
Housing Units 171,133
Highways: Interstate 295 with bridge access to I-95,
New Jersey Turnpike with a Pennsylvania Turnpike
Connector, Garden State Parkway & U.S. Routes 130,
206, 70 & 73
Median Household Income $71,857
Bridges: Three across the Delaware River
Median Home Value $246,500
Nearby Airports: Philadelphia International Airport,
Newark Liberty International Airport, Atlantic City
International Airport
Three cities, 31 townships & six boroughs
Passenger Rail: NJ Transit RiverLINE
connects to Amtrak Northeast Corridor at
Trenton & to PATCO, which connects to
Philadelphia, Pa., at Camden.
Freight Rail: Conrail
Number of Miles to Major Cities
Philadelphia, Pa..........24
New York City, N.Y......81
Baltimore, Md............124
Harrisburg, Pa...........136
Washington, D.C.......165
Boston, Mass............291
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Burlington
Overview
County
Located close to the center
of New Jersey, Burlington County
is a rare blend of opposites.
From beautiful farmland to areas of bold new technology centers,
from mega-retail destinations to quaint main street shops, from
major superhighways to peaceful, winding hiking trails in state
parks, Burlington County has just about everything. And yet, in
the midst of it all, there is a wonderful balance, just enough of one
attribute and not too much of another. The county’s leadership
urlington County was
formally incorporated and
named in 1694. A group of
Englishmen who disembarked
from the ship Kent founded
the town of Burlington
in 1677. The town of
Burlington was the county
seat until it was moved to
Mount Holly in 1795.
The original inhabitants
of Burlington County were
the Lenni-Lenape Indians,
but by 1801, fewer than
100 adult American Indians
remained on the Indian Mills
reservation, the first American
Indian reservation in the United States.
That same reservation marked the
American Indians’ last dwelling place in
Burlington County.
Today, at 827 square miles,
Burlington is the largest county in
the state of New Jersey. Bordered by
Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic
and Camden counties, Burlington
County has a total land area that
stretches 529,351 acres and extends
from the Delaware River to the Great
Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. The county
has 40 political subdivisions: three
cities, six boroughs and 31 townships.
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James Fenimore Cooper House
Photos by James Douglass
says it best: Balanced. Beautiful. Burlington.
Burlington County has worked
diligently to protect the past while
remaining mindful of the future. The
county is packed with historically significant places and things touched by
some of this country’s most historic
public figures. Visitors and residents
alike can step into the past by visiting
the James Fenimore Cooper House,
the Capt. James Lawrence House,
the Alice Paul Institute, the county’s
historical society, or many museums.
A major aspect of preserving this
significant past is an acknowledgement of
the importance of the county’s farming
industry. Considered a leading agricultural
county in the United States, Burlington
has more acres devoted to farming than
any other county in the state. The largest
blueberries in the world were developed
and are raised in Burlington County.
The cranberry that was found growing
wild when the first settlers arrived is
a considerable industry, too. Today,
Burlington County is the second-largest
blueberry producer and third-largest
cranberry producer in America.
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Much of Burlington County’s
land is also protected land. The county
has a comprehensive land preservation
program designed to ensure that
25,000 acres of vital farmlands and
3,480 acres of open space are protected.
An amazing three-fifths of the county is
located within the National Pinelands
Reserve, where development is highly
restricted in an effort to maintain
the Pinelands’ integrity and unique
environmental significance.
And yet, leadership continues to
move the county forward, with the
land as the nucleus of its success.
The banks of the Delaware River have
given rise to a significant manufacturing
industry, while many areas of the county
are ready for new development.
Companies like Ocean Spray Cranberries
Inc., Ball Corp., Viking Yacht Co. and
Griffin Pipe Products Co. occupy nearly
four million square feet of manufacturing
space. Meanwhile, Ikea, Burlington Coat
Factory, CVS Caremark, Prince Sports
Group Inc., Fresenius Medical Care,
Bed, Bath & Beyond, Rent-A-Center,
Dietz & Watson and Office Depot are
using more than three million square feet
of warehouse and distribution facilities.
The military has a strong presence
in Burlington County, thanks to the
location of not one, but two military
bases — Fort Dix Army Base and
McGuire Air Force Base. Both facilities
are at the forefront of this nation’s military proficiency, while providing vital
jobs and pumping valuable money into
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Burlington County’s economy. These
two bases, along with Lakehurst Naval
Air Station, will merge to form one giant
“mega base.” The $85 million project will
create new jobs for the construction of
administration, maintenance and training
buildings. Additional new construction
projects totaling about $300 million are
expected to result from the creation of
the mega base, along with 1,200 new
permanent jobs.
There’s been growth
in the county’s retail sector as well. Businesses
like Barnes & Noble,
PetSmart, OfficeMax,
CompUSA, Dick’s
Sporting Goods, Home
Depot, Target and
Kohl’s now call the
county home.
The square footage owned and
maintained by major corporations in
the county tells the tale of success,
too. Organizations like NFL Films
Inc., Computer Sciences Corp., CSX
Transportation and PHH Mortgage
occupy more than 2.25 million square
feet of office space.
One major reason that development
has seen such an increase in Burlington
County is the River Route Revitalization
Program. The initiative facilitates the
continued revitalization of the River
Route corridor, a 17-mile-long area
running along the Delaware River from
Palmyra to Florence Township.
Burlington County’s Board of Chosen
Freeholders, along with the 12 municipalities located along U.S. Route 130
and the Delaware River, developed a
comprehensive plan that struck a balance between business and residential
growth and development in the communities’ combined 57 square miles.
Photos (this page) by James Douglass
Burlington County is so proud of its
agriculture that the county recently established a farmers’ market in Moorestown.
Sponsored by the Burlington County
Freeholders, the farmers’ market is open
mid-June through the end of October
and features locally grown produce.
Robin’s Nest Restaurant
(above)
Annual July 4th Parade
Spectators (left)
The establishment of the RiverLINE
light rail transit service along the corridor has continued to spur the growth.
Burlington County is one
of the 100 most livable counties
in America, according to
Outside magazine, and
according to The New York
Times, the county is
“coming alive.”
The county’s employment statistics
confirm that observation; in the last
10 years, the county has added 62,000
new jobs and 3,500 new businesses.
With its mixture of preserved
and developed land, productive farms
and successful businesses, Burlington
County truly is balanced and beautiful.
Burlington
Economic
County
Development Resources
According to Outside magazine, Burlington County is one of
the 100 most livable counties in America. That distinction didn’t
happen without a vision and a plan to achieve it. Leading the way
to continue to make Burlington County balanced and beautiful is
the Burlington County Department of Economic Development
and Regional Planning.
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nder the direction of the Burlington
County Board of Chosen Freeholders,
the Burlington County Department of
Economic Development and Regional
Planning is the power behind the county’s
organized and successful planning efforts.
The economic development portion of the
department is responsible for attracting
businesses to the county in addition to
providing demographic and economic
information to the public, offering
location assistance to business, and
coordinating economic development
programs among government agencies,
as well as assisting in business retention
efforts and serving as a business
ombudsman to improve and enhance
economic development in the county.
The regional planning part of the
department undertakes regional and
county-level planning efforts and
provides planning assistance to
municipalities. The office also manages
two regional initiatives — the Route 130/
Delaware River Corridor Revitalization
Plan (River Route) and the Route 130
Corridor Extension/Route 206 Farmbelt
(Northern Burlington County) Strategic
Plan. Regional planning employees
facilitate the State Plan Cross-acceptance
process in the county as well.
Burlington County’s economic
development department employs a
variety of strategies to meet the area’s
economic development and planning
needs. Included in these efforts is the
Burlington County Comprehensive
Economic Development Strategy, or
CEDS. This planning and implementation process is designed not only to
create jobs and foster a more stable
and diversified economy throughout
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the county, but also to improve the
living conditions in local communities
and to guide and coordinate economic
development efforts. The CEDS
Committee is comprised of individuals
representing business, industry, minority
groups, labor, civic organizations, the
education community and those from
county and local government.
Sma ll Business
Loan Programs
Burlington County business loan programs
are designed to assist small businesses
and business owners located within the
county’s borders. Businesses can select
from a variety of business loans to find
one that meets their financing needs,
including the amount to be borrowed.
• maximum amount: $200,000, not to
exceed 20 percent to 50 percent of the
total project costs
Small Business Working Capital
Loan:
• can be used for cash flow, payroll,
advertising, marketing and expenses
• seven-year maximum term with
an interest rate of one percent below
Prime Rate, as published in The Wall
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• 10-year maximum term and zero
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• loan amount: $125,000 to a $2 million
maximum, not to exceed 25 percent of
total project costs
Route 130 Loan, Discretionary:
• for working capital and fixed assets
(equipment, inventory, cash flow,
payroll, etc.)
• 10-year maximum term and zero
percent interest rate
• maximum loan amount: $125,000
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• maximum loan amount: $50,000,
not to exceed 20 percent to 50 percent
of the total project costs
Workforce Development System. This
system includes all employment and
training programs that receive state or
federal funding.
Small Business Loan Guaranty:
Economic Development
Committee
• not to exceed a five-year maximum
term
• Burlington County will provide a
guaranty of 20 percent to 80 percent of
the loan balance ($200,000 maximum)
to be financed by the bank.
• The prevailing interest rate by the
bank/financial institution is used.
Non-Bank Participating
Loan Programs
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• maximum loan amount: $50,000
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• 10-year maximum term and an
interest rate of one percent below the
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Micro-Enterprise Loan:
for micro-enterprise businesses (up to
five employees, including the business
owner)
• maximum loan amount: $25,000,
with a 10-year maximum term
• Based on the location of the business,
the interest rate varies from zero
percent to one percent below Prime
Rate, as published in The Wall Street
Journal.
Once financial assistance is
received through the above programs,
creation of jobs within an 18-month
period is required.
Burlington County Workforce
Investment Board
The Burlington County Workforce
Investment Board sets policy and
provides oversight for the county’s
The Economic Development
Committee supports the economic
development work in Burlington County
by strengthening job opportunities and
providing complimentary education and
training support. The ultimate goal of
the committee is to provide new and
expanding employers with a well-trained
work force. Other functions of the
committee include:
• Collaborating with economic
development agencies and other
business organizations
• Developing partnerships with
groups who are involved with state
and local economic development
efforts concerning relocation and
business expansion
• Providing outreach to the business
community in an effort to develop a
thorough knowledge of the needs, wants
and desires of the business customers
• Recruiting new businesses and
industries
• Promoting services and information
to members of businesses
• Increasing business support of various Workforce Investment Board and
community projects and programs
The One-Stop Career Center is
part of the Workforce Investment Act
and offers a variety of services to job
seekers, employers and those who are
unemployed.
Burlington County Chamber
of Commerce
The Burlington County Chamber
of Commerce and the Chamber of
Commerce of Southern New Jersey both
host events to bring local businesses
together and raise awareness of issues
impacting the business community.
Additionally, the local chambers of
commerce serve the business community
by offering lobbying, information
gathering, networking and issue-related
dialogue on important business matters.
Businesses Committed to
Burlington County
Businesses Committed to Burlington
County, or BC2, was founded to promote
the common good and welfare of the
members of the Burlington County
community by focusing on the orderly
development of the commercial/industrial and residential climate of the
county. In achieving its goals, BC2
ensures that the highest standards of
quality are maintained, mainly through
educational, public relations and promotional events.
• Receive tax credits for hiring previously unemployed workers.
• Receive unemployment tax rebates.
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Jersey or is a nonprofit seeking capital
to expand community services, the
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the EDA strives to stimulate business
development, job creation and community
revitalization throughout the state.
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The EDA strives to broaden New
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Jersey’s
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vibrant,
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BC2 sponsors monthly networking
meetings for members and guests in a
fun and social atmosphere. Informative
events range from topic-specific guest
speakers to industry professional panel
discussions, all of which are designed
to support business relations and economic growth in Burlington County.
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Zones, or UEZs, were created to help
stimulate new economic activity and
reduce unemployment within the
boundaries of each zone. The establishment of these areas assists local
endeavors with incentives for businesses
to come to communities and occupy
existing buildings or build new structures.
Burlington County has two UEZs:
one in Mount Holly Township and the
other in Pemberton Township. These
Burlington communities are two of only
31 districts in the Garden State that
qualify as Urban Enterprise Zones.
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businesses and nonprofits with the
necessary financial and technical
support to grow and succeed.
The EDA can assist business and
industry in several ways, including:
• low-interest loans, loan guarantees,
tax incentives and creative financing
packages
• a full range of real estate development services to act as a catalyst for
new investments
• training and technical support for
new entrepreneurs
Local communities may also
benefit from Main Street New Jersey,
a program that helps revitalize
traditional business districts. Mount
Holly, Maple Shade and the City of
Burlington are among the communities
selected to take part in this program.
They receive free assistance with
training, small business development
and marketing, among other services.
Burlington County Department
of Economic Development
and Regional Planning
Mark Remsa, Director
Darlene Scocca, Economic
Development Representative
50 Rancocas Road
P.O. Box 6000
Mount Holly, NJ 08060-6000
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www.co.burlington.nj.us
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trategic thinking and planning.
Nowhere in Burlington County is there
a project more aptly described than the
River Route Revitalization Program.
The initiative strikes a balance between
business and residential growth and
development while preserving the
county’s farmland and open space.
The River Route Revitalization
Program facilitates the continued
revitalization of the River Route corridor,
formerly known as the Route 130/
Delaware River Corridor or Route 130
Corridor. This area that runs along
the Delaware River from Palmyra to
Florence Township is 17 miles long,
The Delaware River
but the combined land mass of all the
involved communities extends the
reach of this program to 57 square miles.
The Burlington County Board of
Chosen Freeholders initiated the project
in the mid-1990s to reverse a 30-year,
gradual decline in economic activity and
quality of life involving 12 municipalities
located along U.S. Route 130 and the
Delaware River. The county, which was
and still is the facilitator of the project,
worked with the 12 communities and the
private sector in the corridor to establish
a variety of task forces to address a
number of different topics surrounding
the River Route initiative including:
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open space/recreation/environment
economic development
transportation and circulation
housing
community services
utilities and infrastructure
Since the adoption of the River Route
plan, the new RiverLINE light rail
transit service was established and
nearly two billion dollars in new
investment in residential and nonresidential development has taken place.
That type of investment has led to
upwards of 5,000 jobs.
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An excellent road network along
the corridor — including Interstate 295
interchanges, Routes 38, 70 and 73, and
a modern New Jersey Turnpike interchange — helped spur growth as well.
Each of the communities along the
River Route corridor has experienced
some type of positive growth. For
instance, Riverside continues to work
on developing the transit community
concept, with more than 900 townhouse, condominium units and loft
apartments proposed for the former
Taubel Mills factory site, the historic
Watch Case Building and the adjoining
Golden Triangle, and the site of the
old Zurbrugg Hospital.
There’s much to celebrate in nearby
Delanco as well. The municipality has
become home to the headquarters and
a distribution center for Dietz & Watson.
Known for premium deli meats,
Dietz & Watson has been operating in
Philadelphia, Pa., since the late 1930s
and chose the site in New Jersey over
two other out-of-state sites.
Beverly City is working to bring
new life to its waterfront by pursuing a
mix of attractive high-density housing
and commercial development, while
Edgewater Park is working on a
257-unit, age-restricted residential
community that will include an on-site
medical building. Local planners
are also considering Edgewater Park
Crossing, a retail center on Route 130
expected to include two medical arts
buildings, a bank and a restaurant.
Delran has seen noticeable
changes thanks to the River Route
Revitalization Program. Local leaders
there have worked to transform a
former golf and recreation center into
a major shopping center with a variety
of name retailers.
Cinnaminson Mall, also along
Route 130, has been reborn as
Cinnaminson Town Center, with a
40-acre site expected to bring in
$17 million in new commercial ratables.
Explosive retail growth can also
be seen in the Haines Industrial Center,
which straddles both Burlington and
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Florence townships. The area continues
to attract major warehouse/distribution
companies including BJ’s Wholesale
Club, Sports Authority and The Home
Depot. More than three million square
feet of commercial and industrial
space is now occupied, with plenty
of room to grow. At build-out, this
industrial park will provide jobs for an
estimated 15,000 workers — 10 times
the number there now.
Burlington County is also home
to two military bases: Fort Dix and
McGuire Air Force Base. These entities
will soon have an even greater effect
on Burlington because of a special
project with “mega” ramifications.
This project has positive implications for not only Burlington County
and the surrounding counties, but
the state of New Jersey as well. The
$85 million Mega Base Project will
merge Fort Dix Army Base, McGuire
Air Force Base and Lakehurst Naval
Air Station into one giant “mega base.”
Each base is significant in its own right.
For instance, Fort Dix is the number
one deployer of Reserve forces since
the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on American
soil. McGuire is the largest refueling
tanker base in the United States and
has the new cargo planes in the Air
Force. Lakehurst is the only place
that designs and builds aircraft carrier
catapults and landing gear. Combining
their efforts into a tri-base complex
will only further the importance of
each organization’s military mission.
A first-of-its-kind project approved
through the 2008 fiscal year Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
section of President George W. Bush’s
budget proposal, the new mega base
installation will have considerable
Marine and Coast Guard assets on the
contiguous 60-square-mile tri-base
complex. The three bases — with a
total employee roster of 17,000 people
— are the largest employers in Ocean
and Burlington counties. In addition to
the employment effect, the three bases
have an annual economic impact
exceeding $2 billion in the area.
RiverLINE
James Douglass
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will
create an influx of new construction jobs
through three key projects that include:
• Helicopter Hangars and Marine
Air Group (MAG) Headquarters,
the first phase of the project. This phase
will include the construction of two
helicopter hangars with administrative
and maintenance support, the MAG
headquarters facility with ground
storage and a helicopter parking apron.
The total scope of this $37 million
project is 141,502 square feet.
• A Joint Use Reserve Training
Center that will cost approximately
$20.6 million. This part of the project includes the construction of a
76,832-square-foot training center that
will provide administrative and warehouse support for Navy and Marine
Corps Reserve operations.
• The first phase of a Navy Fleet
Logistics Support Squadron Aircraft
Operations and Maintenance facility
that will provide around-the-clock,
worldwide air logistic support for active
and Reserve units. Phase one of this
portion of the mega base project will cost
approximately $27.6 million and will
include a 131,330-square-foot facility.
It’s not just the armed services
in the area that stand to benefit. The
Burlington County Board of Chosen
Freeholders believes that the mega
base project will create an additional
$300 million of new construction
projects that will give rise to 1,200
new permanent jobs. The military
project is already having an effect on
the separate bases’ home communities
of New Hanover, North Hanover and
Wrightstown.
For instance, New Hanover began a
new planning process that will examine
the community’s economic revitalization
opportunities while preserving farmland
that will help provide an open space
buffer with McGuire Air Force Base.
North Hanover, meanwhile, is making
progress in the redevelopment of a
portion of the town that is adjacent to
Wrightstown and that offers a mix of
vacant and underutilized commercial
properties. A new village center in
North Hanover has also been discussed.
It would include new housing as well
as commercial and government projects
for a variety of uses.
Wrightstown celebrated the opening
of a new $90 million EP Henry plant,
which brought 1,200 new jobs. The
community is also purchasing dilapidated and deteriorated commercial
buildings in its commercial district for
redevelopment. Wrightstown leadership
plans to take these buildings, along
with a 40-acre redevelopment area
bequeathed to the town by the U.S.
Department of Defense, and create a
new commercial district that will triple
the borough’s tax base.
But the leadership in Burlington
County has remained true to its mission
to preserve its most precious commodity
— its land — by ensuring that the area
around the mega base is buffered from
encroachment. The National Pinelands
Reserves surround part of the base and
are restricted from development. Other
areas of the base are surrounded by
approximately 100,000 acres of South
Jersey farmlands and county-owned
open space areas.
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Throughout Burlington County, there are
pockets of specialized industries that represent major thrusts to the local economy.
R etai l
Burlington County is a shopper’s
paradise. The county has seen a retail
explosion in the last several years
that not only attracts consumers but
additional retailers as well.
Centerton Square, located in
Mount Laurel, is one of the newest and
largest retail destinations in the county.
Nearly all of the 665,885 square feet
of space available in the development is
occupied with giant retailers like Target,
Costco, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Jo-Ann
and others. Smaller, quaint shops, restaurants and food stores are also housed in
the Mount Laurel shopping center.
A gricu l ture
Farmland is at the heart of Burlington
County. Much of the 827 square miles
of the county is farmland and open
space, which is carefully preserved
by local leaders. The 857 farms in the
county generate $87.5 million for the
local economy.
Burlington County’s farmland is
rooted in the county’s rich historical past.
Elizabeth White developed the high
bush blueberry in the county on land
that is still farmed by the Darlington
family, direct descendants of White.
Local families have farmed cranberries
for generations as well, making
Burlington the third-largest cranberryproducing county in the United States.
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T echno l ogy
As much as Burlington County’s
leaders protect those aspects important
in the county’s past — like farmland
and the farming industry — they still
realize that to be successful in today’s
global market they must look toward
the future. Leadership has poised the
county to be a welcoming environment for those companies on the cutting edge of technology.
Burlington’s high-tech corridor
grew from Moorestown and parts of
Mount Laurel and Evesham as well as
surrounding communities. In this area,
there is a concentration of private sector firms that provide a wide array of
technology-based services, including
information technology services as
well as information management and
analysis, software development, and
research and development.
Attracting these high-tech firms
has a trickle-down effect on the
county’s local economy. Not only do
such companies attract highly skilled
labor and high-paying jobs, they also
create the need for support businesses,
like accounting and security services.
Businesses in the finance sector, like
mortgage companies, financial management, banking, real estate and
others have also seen growth because
of the technology movement in the
county.
The New Jersey Technology
Council, founded in 1996, provides
business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and
recognition for technology companies
and their leaders. Its member companies work as a team to support their
own ventures while advancing the
Garden State’s status as a leading
technology center in the nation.
Company growth is fostered
through:
• Access to financing
sources
• Programs on successful
management and marketing
strategies
• Collection and dissemination of industry-specific
information
• An employee recruitment
network
M i l itary
Burlington County is home to not
just one, but two military bases: Fort
Dix Army Base and McGuire Air Force
Base (AFB). Both have a significant
impact on the county. (See page 16 for
information about future plans for these
two military bases.)
Frank Smisek
Mobility is the goal of military
personnel at McGuire Air Force Base.
The only Air Force base in the state
of New Jersey, McGuire consists of
various units working together to
maintain air mobility capabilities in
a constant state of readiness. The air
units based out of McGuire include
U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center,
21st Expeditionary Mobility Task
Force, 305th Air Mobility Wing, 514th
Air Mobility Wing (Air Force Reserve
Command), 108th Air Refueling Wing
(New Jersey Air National Guard) and
the 621st Contingency Response Wing.
These components are essential to
providing key elements of McGuire’s
mission responsibility as the East Coast
Air Mobility Wing, providing America’s
eastern gateway for global reach.
Formerly the largest military reservation
in the Northeast, Fort Dix is now a
U.S. Army Reserve Command. The
major mission of the post continues to
be training, with many different military
schools operating out of Fort Dix.
With the terrorist events on and
after September 11, 2001, Fort Dix
has evolved into a major deployment
site for units called to active duty for
Homeland Security and overseas
operations.
Fort Dix is named for Maj. Gen.
John Adams Dix, a veteran of the War
of 1812 and the Civil War. Originally
established as Camp Dix in the early
1900s, the post trained and deployed
soldiers for every major conflict in the
20th century.
Named in honor of Maj. Thomas B.
McGuire Jr., a Ridgewood native who
was the second leading ace in World
War II and a Medal of Honor recipient,
McGuire AFB sends aircraft, crews and
ground support personnel throughout
more than 50 countries around the globe.
The military personnel stationed at the
base have combat and combat support
experience in Operations Northern and
Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom
and Iraqi Freedom.
Fort Dix Army Base is McGuire
AFB’s military counterpart
in Burlington County.
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CVS Caremark
Lumberton
10
Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Willingboro
1,000
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Automotive Resources International
Mount Laurel
900
12
Computer Sciences Corp.
Moorestown
890
13
Masonic Home of NJ
Burlington
670
14
The YMCA of Burlington County
Burlington
560
15
Oki Data Americas
Mount Laurel
450
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PNC Bank
Moorestown
446
PHH Mortgage
Mount Laurel
4,500
Virtua Memorial Hospital
Burlington County
Mount Holly
3,794
2,664
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Browns Mills
1,405
Viking Yacht Co.
New Gretna
2
3
4
5
6
Commerce Bank
Burlington County
1,350
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington
1,103
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McCollister’s
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Burlington
376
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Willingboro
356
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Boscov’s
Moorestown
20
PSE&G
Moorestown
332
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Griffin Pipe Products Co.
Florence
300
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NFL Films
Mount Laurel
275
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Woodriver/Seagull Lighting
Riverside
275
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Opex Corp.
Moorestown
270
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1,100
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Lockheed Martin
Moorestown
Lourdes Medical Center of
Burlington County
Willingboro
340
Burlington
County
Transportation
James Douglass
Burlington County is perfectly positioned for companies that depend
on time-effective, dependable transportation to move products, deliver
services, or transport employees. But it’s not just location that makes
Burlington County a great starting point. Whether it’s railways or roadways, runways or waterways, the county has an efficient transportation
infrastructure that meets the needs of business and industry.
B
Burlington County is easily accessible from the New Jersey Turnpike,
with exits leading to Mount Laurel
and Burlington or Mount Holly.
From the Florence exit, motorists can
access the New Jersey Turnpike and
the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A project
is under way to link the Pennsylvania
Turnpike and Interstate 95, making for
easier interstate travel in the future.
Pub lic Transportation
urlington County is dedicated to
keeping that transportation infrastructure intact and ready for a variety of
transportation needs. Major intersections
are enhanced on an annual basis to
accommodate increased traffic flow.
The county also collaborates with state
transportation officials on larger projects
that directly influence traffic in and
around Burlington County.
NJ TRANSIT is the statewide
public transportation system and the
nation’s third-largest transportation
organization. With a fleet of more than
2,000 buses, 700 trains and 45 light
Burlington County College, a comprehensive
community college, provides all individuals
access to affordable and quality education.
Now in its fourth decade, BCC serves
the people and business community of
New Jersey’s largest geographic county
by engaging in academic, private and
public partnerships that offer programs
and training from many accessible locations.
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rail vehicles, NJ TRANSIT provides
more than 800,000 daily trips and covers
roughly 5,325 miles. The agency connects
people to a variety of places in New
Jersey, New York and Philadelphia, Pa.
RiverLINE, also a part of NJ
TRANSIT, allows people to travel
from Trenton to Camden, with many
convenient stops along the way.
RiverLINE is a 34-mile light rail transit
service that runs parallel to Route 130
and the Delaware River and connects
with many of Burlington County’s
other transit options, including
NJ Transit, Amtrak, SEPTA and
PATCO trains, as well as to NJ Transit
and BurLink shuttle bus routes.
PATCO, or Port Authority Transit
Corp., is a subsidiary of the Delaware
River Port Authority (DRPA) and provides
high-speed commuter rail service in
Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden County.
BurLink is a fixed-route shuttle
bus providing service across Burlington
County. A program of Cross County
Connection, BurLink has nine bus
routes that connect residents and visitors
to a variety of county destinations and
other means of mass transit, including NJ
TRANSIT buses and commuter trains.
Cross County Connection, a
transportation management organization, has been working toward better
transportation solutions for businesses,
communities and commuters for almost
two decades. Business leaders and
government and transportation officials
partner to address the region’s mobility
issues. The nonprofit organization also
is dedicated to reducing the number of
vehicles on roadways and offers solutions
to complex transportation problems
throughout its seven-county region.
R ai l
Conrail, a terminal and switching
agent for its owners, CSX and Norfolk
Southern, provides freight service for a
tri-state area that includes Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Michigan. The company
ensures that its customers’ freight
shipments move safely and efficiently
between its rail sidings and the long-
distance freight trains operated by CSX
and Norfolk Southern. In southern
New Jersey, Conrail operates about
250 miles of rail lines, including nearly
all the rail lines south of Trenton.
Local Conrail yards in southern New
Jersey include Burlington City, Mount
Holly, Paulsboro and Woodbury.
B ridges
The county’s transportation infrastructure includes two major movable
toll bridges that are in greater use
today than ever.
The Burlington-Bristol Bridge
crosses the Delaware River between
the cities of Burlington and Bristol,
Pa. Built and opened to traffic in 1931,
the Burlington-Bristol is operated and
maintained by the Burlington County
Bridge Commission. With a total length
of 2,301 feet and a width of 20 feet,
the bridge carries two lanes of traffic.
Also spanning the Delaware River
is a second Burlington County Bridge
Commission structure — the TaconyPalmyra Bridge. Built and completed
in the late 1920s, the Tacony-Palmyra
Bridge has a total length of 3,659 feet
and a width of 38 feet. Three lanes
accommodate vehicular traffic traveling
into Philadelphia, Pa., and other parts
of New Jersey.
A irports
Burlington County travelers are
just 30 miles from the Philadelphia
International Airport, and they can
use the Atlantic City International
Airport as well. In addition, the county
has three smaller airports: Red Lion
Airport, the Flying W, and The South
Jersey Regional Airport.
For cargo shipping, the New
York/New Jersey Air Cargo Center
(Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy and
LaGuardia international airports)
provides immediate access to 18 million
consumers and to 78 million customers
within a day’s drive.
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Natural gas, water and electric are the lifeblood of any business,
small or large. Burlington County is ready to meet the needs of
residents and industry alike, thanks to several utility companies.
P
ublic Service Electric and Gas
Co., or PSE&G, provides electric and
natural gas energy to a 2,600-square-mile
area of New Jersey. Within that service
area, which includes Burlington County,
PSE&G has more than two million
electric customers and approximately
1.5 million gas customers. The company
also provides other services including
business relocation assistance programs
and energy conservation programs.
PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public
Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), an
energy and energy service company
headquartered in New Jersey.
Jersey Central Power and Light
(JCP&L), a FirstEnergy subsidiary,
provides electric service to communities
in New Jersey. JCP&L serves one million
residential and business customers in a
3,200-square-mile area of the northern
and central sections of the Garden State.
South Jersey Gas (SJG) is another
area provider of natural gas. The principal subsidiary of South Jersey Industries,
SJG has a territory that spans more than
2,500 square miles and includes 332,000
customers — residential, commercial
and industrial — in 112 municipalities.
New Jersey American Water, or
NJAW, serves more than 80,000 people in 20 communities in Burlington
County and more than two million
people in the Garden State. NJAW’s
main production facility in the region
is the Delaware River Water Treatment
Plant (DRWTP), located in Delran.
The DRWTP produces an average of
22 million gallons of water per day
and serves customers in Burlington,
Camden and Gloucester counties.
The largest water purveyor in the
state, NJAW is a wholly owned sub-
sidiary of American Water,
and other related services to more than
the largest private water
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With quality education available right in Burlington County,
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the local work force is ready to take its place in the global market.
O
ne of the educational opportunities in Burlington County is the
Burlington County Institute of
Technology, a public, nonprofit secondary and post-secondary institution.
BCIT’s main objective is to fully prepare
teenagers and adults to enter the labor
market ready to work, or to continue
their education after high school. BCIT
has two campuses, one in Medford and
the other in Westampton.
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Mount Laurel, Mount Holly and
Willingboro — within the county that
offer a collection of student services as
well as university transfer degrees, associate degree programs and professionaltechnical career development programs.
Additionally, BCC addresses the
local work force’s needs through the
Burlington ACT Center on the Pemberton
Campus. Part of a nationwide network
of ACT Centers, Burlington’s center
offers corporate clients and individuals
a broad spectrum of job training courses
and has an approved testing center for
an array of professional licenses and
certifications. The ACT Center offers
thousands of web-based training courses
and server-delivered testing.
Through partnerships with a
half dozen universities or colleges,
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Burlington County College offers its
students the opportunity to earn bachelor’s degrees without leaving BCC
campuses. Students start with two years
of BCC classes, then transfer their
credits to Drexel University, Fairleigh
Dickinson University, Peirce College,
Rider University, Strayer University or
Wilmington College. Students continue
to study at a BCC campus, completing
their bachelor’s degree requirements
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10 Hawkins Road
Medford, NJ 08055
609-654-0200
Westampton Campus
695 Woodlane Road
Westampton, NJ 08060
609-267-4226 • www.bcit.cc
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Pemberton Campus
601 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
609-894-9311 • www.bcc.edu
Mount Laurel Campus
3331 Route 38
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Willingboro Town Center
300 Willingboro Parkway
Willingboro, NJ 08046
Mount Holly Center
1 High St.
Bordentown
318 Ward Ave.
Bordentown, NJ 08505
Burlington
Lifestyles
County
Of all the attributes that Burlington County has, perhaps its most
striking — and important — is the wide-open, pristine green
space found throughout the county. These areas lend themselves
to a variety of uses, from recreation to simple relaxation.
There are thousands of acres of state and county park lands
for visitors and residents to enjoy.
N AT U R A L B E A U T Y
W
harton State Forest, the largest
single land area (115,111 acres) within
the New Jersey State Park System, is the
site of Batsto Village, a former bog
iron and glassmaking industrial center
from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s.
Many of the original buildings from
Batsto Village still stand as a reminder
of the agricultural and commercial
enterprise that existed in the area in the
late 19th century. The village consists
of 33 historic buildings and structures
including the Batsto mansion, gristmill,
sawmill, general store and a post office.
James Douglass
Other locations of note in Wharton
State Forest include the 50-mile Batona
Trail, the 1,927 acres of the Oswego River
Natural Area along the Oswego River
and the 9,449-acre Batsto Natural Area.
Rancocas State Park is known as an
idyllic place to hike, picnic and observe
wildlife. The Audubon Society operates
a nature center within the park and the
Powhatan Indians lease a portion of
Rancocas, where they constructed a
replica of an Indian village, circa 1600.
The Rancocas Natural Area, which
consists of 58 acres, is a network of trails
in the forests found in the state park.
Sandy trails and roads crisscross
the land in The Brendan T. Byrne
State Forest, formerly known as
Lebanon State Forest. Much of this
area is swampy land covered with dense
Atlantic white cedar. Byrne State Forest
also has several hundred acres of natural area. The Cedar Swamp Natural
Area supports swamp pink and other
endangered plant species.
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The BurLink bus service has nine
routes serving many of Burlington
County’s communities. The
BurLink can bring employees to
your worksite.
Designed to connect with NJ
TRANSIT buses and the River
LINE, the BurLink provides that
extra link to help people reach
your worksite, even if they don’t
have a car. Now employees from
the Camden and Trenton areas
can reach your worksite. And
the BurLink makes commuting
to your worksite even more
attractive for current and potential
employees by keeping the costs
of commuting low.
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For more information about
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Historic Smithville Park
Whitesbog Village, located within
this state forest, was an active cranberryand blueberry-producing community
in the 19th and 20th centuries. Founded
by Joseph White, the village is an
example of the many changes that
agriculture has seen over the years.
Batona Trail, which connects Byrne,
Wharton and Bass River State Forests,
is 50 miles in length. It is intersected
by many other trails in the parks,
allowing hikers to make short loops of
six miles and 14 miles for day hikes.
Penn State Forest is undeveloped
wilderness that attracts nature lovers,
hikers and picnickers. The Pine Plains,
known locally as the Pygmy Forest, is
home to pine trees that attain a height
of only four feet. New Jersey contains
the world’s largest acreage of this rare
forest, some of which is located within
the Penn State Forest.
Bass River State Forest was the
first forest acquired by the state of
New Jersey for preservation, water
conservation, wildlife and timber management, and public recreation. Lake
Absegami is the center of the forest’s
recreational activities, including
swimming, boating and canoeing.
The Burlington County Division
of Parks system, established in 2000,
is the backdrop for recreational choices
for all seasons. The county has hundreds
of acres of park land with plenty of
trails, recreational water access, picnic
facilities and play areas.
Riverton Yacht Club
BurLink is a service provided by
the Burlington County Board of
Chosen Freeholders.
This Cross County Connection Transportation Management
Association publication is funded by the New Jersey
Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The Federal
Government and the State of New Jersey assume no liability
for the contents.
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Burlington County Prison Museum
Historic Smithville Park is considered the centerpiece of Burlington
County’s park system. Once the location
of a major industrial plant and town,
today Smithville is an award-winning
park facility that is listed on the National
and New Jersey Registers of Historic
Places. The 280-acre park features a
variety of habitats and terrains including
the 22-acre Smithville Lake with its
600-foot floating trail that zigzags
across the water. The park is also
home to more than four miles of trails,
a historic district and museum.
Located within Burlington
County’s park system at Smithville
Park is the Burlington County Prison
Museum. A national historic landmark
located in the heart of Mount Holly,
the prison was completed in 1811. The
building is virtually fireproof, with
interior vaulted ceilings made of poured
concrete, and brick and stone construction. At the time of its closing in 1965,
the prison was the oldest continually
used prison in the United States.
The Mansion at Smithville in
Historic Smithville Park is a part of
the county’s park system as well. The
Greek Revival mansion, built in 1840,
had a remarkable system of gardens
behind the building’s six-foot walls. The
mansion’s original owner continually
changed the mansion, adding more rooms
— all interconnected. The mansion
includes a billiard room, a bowling
alley, a poker room and a bar, and is
furnished and decorated according to
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Amico Island Park, located in
Delran, is a 55-acre peninsula that
features a variety of flora and fauna
indigenous to the area. Amico includes
many upland forests, freshwater ponds,
wetlands, park facilities and two miles
of marked trails.
Long Bridge Park, located on
115 acres along the Rancocas Creek,
is known for its opportunities to see
wildlife, including white-tailed deer,
red fox and red-tailed hawks. In addition to hiking, biking, fishing and
picnicking, the park offers a freshwater
pond and wetlands, tidal marshland,
creek shoreline and vast meadows.
Pennington Park, a former farm
and new park facility, encompasses
140 acres and features many different
habitat types including forests, wetlands
and a tidal pond. This park has 2.3 miles
of marked trails as well as an asphalt
path that can be used for in-line skating.
Looking toward the future,
Burlington County leaders created a
comprehensive plan for several new
recreational park areas. This will not
only further protect the land resources
but will also ensure that they are used
to benefit county residents. Plans call
for the creation of regional parks,
recreation areas, natural resource areas
and special use areas. Pathway facilities
and linkages in the Burlington County
Parks system will include park trails,
connector trails, bikeways, water or
canoe trails, all-terrain bike trails, crosscountry ski trails and equestrian trails.
Boundary Creek is a 35-acre parcel
of land along the Rancocas Creek that
will focus on wildlife observation and
hiking. Anderson Farm, currently an
active peach farm, is a 125-acre property that, once developed, will include
trails, picnic areas, a formal garden
area, boat launch facilities and other
amenities. The Burlington County
Community Agriculture Center is
beyond the planning stages but not
yet completed.
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PERFORMING ARTS
From theater to dance, Burlington
County is a great place to experience
the performing arts.
The Burlington
Township Performing
Arts Center is an
800-seat, state-ofthe-art performance
auditorium that
serves as an educational facility for
students in third
through 12th grade.
The center also benefits the community
by hosting community
theater groups,
movies, storytelling
exhibitions and educational symposiums.
The Center for the Arts in
Southern New Jersey is located on
the Indian Springs Golf Course in
Marlton. Today, the former Thomas
and Mary Evens home, which was
built in 1785, hosts a variety of classes
in a number of art media for all ages.
The center hosts 12 exhibitions a year
that showcase local artists, both
professional and amateur.
The Perkins Center for the Arts
is a regional cultural organization dedicated to excellence in the arts. Listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places, Perkins provides creative
opportunities for individuals of all
ages in both the visual and performing
arts genres including music and dance
performances, workshops, and visiting
artists’ residencies as well as an
outreach program for children, under-
The Lenape Regional Performing
Arts Center is a 1,500-seat, state-ofthe-art regional performing arts center.
Positioned as the community’s cultural
center that hosts educational arts
programs, Lenape is the central
component of the Lenape Regional
High School District’s arts education
curriculum. Lenape’s Broadway Retreat
program pairs 30 local teens with a
team of Broadway directors, choreographers, casting agents, musical
directors and performers to work on
large-scale production numbers, solo
performances and theater show scenes.
Many popular performers have
graced the stage at Lenape, including
Bill Cosby, Martin Short and others.
Lenape has also hosted some of
Broadway’s most popular shows,
including “Grease,” “Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and
“Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Burlington County has community
theater groups, too, giving residents
a chance to either watch the shows or
take part in them. Local theater groups
include: The Burlington County
Footlighters, The Bridge Players
and Burlington County College’s The
Lamplight Players.
P R E S E R V I N G T H E PA S T
Burlington County’s leaders have long
been aware of the area’s historical treasures. Protecting and preserving these
different locations has been of the utmost
importance. Today, several historic homes
are now museums, a tribute to the people
who lived in them and to the era in which
they lived.
Burlington County
Historical Society
The Ulysses S. Grant
House
The Alice Paul Institute Inc. is
located in the home where Paul was
born — Paulsdale — and is dedicated
to educating the public about Paul’s
life as a women’s rights activist, as
well as the continued preservation
of the home. Paulsdale is a National
Historic Landmark and serves as a
center for celebrating women’s history
and leadership.
The James Fenimore Cooper
House, a part of the Burlington County
Historical Society complex, was built
in 1780. The birthplace of American
wilderness novelist James Fenimore
Cooper, the house has been completely
restored by the historical society and
contains four museum rooms displaying
Cooper artifacts, implements and
furnishings. The house also includes
artifacts from the estate of Joseph
Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother, who
settled in Bordentown, near Burlington,
after the battle of Waterloo.
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Burlington
Health Care
County
Healthy
individuals make
for healthy
communities.
Of course, two main factors supporting the health of any area are the
availability of and access to quality health care. Burlington County provides
both, thanks to the strong commitment of local health care organizations
Photos by
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The Capt. James Lawrence
House, also a part of the Burlington
County Historical Society, is the
boyhood home of distinguished naval
officer Capt. James Lawrence, who
died in the War of 1812.
The Ulysses S. Grant House
was a haven from the physical conflict
of the Civil War for Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant and his family. The family lived
there until the end of the war.
Kirby’s Mill, located in Medford
and under the auspices of the Medford
Historical Society, is a former gristmill
that dates back to 1778. The gristmill
was eventually enlarged to a three-story
structure, a blacksmith shop and small
barn. Today, the mill complex has an
extensive collection of antiques and
includes a country store, a milliner’s
shop, a working blacksmith shop,
a sawmill and carpenter shop. The
gristmill itself was at one time the last
operating commercial mill in New
Jersey and was eventually declared a
State Historical Site.
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L
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care arena is Virtua Health, a multihospital health care system headquartered in Marlton. Virtua employs 7,450
clinical and administrative personnel
who support 2,100 medical staff
members. The Virtua system consists
of four hospitals: Virtua Memorial
Hospital in Mount Holly, and Virtua
West Jersey Hospitals, located
in Marlton, Berlin and Voorhees.
The system also has a comprehensive
outpatient health center, outpatient
surgery centers, and rehabilitation and
nursing centers, as well as a health
fitness center, in locations that are
near Burlington County. Virtua has
been recognized as one of the first Six
Sigma organizations in health care, as
an early adopter of clinical and digi-
tal technologies and for its innovative
partnerships with nationally renowned
organizations like GE Healthcare.
Other health care providers in
Burlington County include: Lourdes
Medical Center of Burlington County,
Hampton Behavioral Health Center and
the Deborah Heart and Lung Center.
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