Othello, New Jersey

Othello is an unincorporated community located within Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Greenwich Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972.

Geography

Othello is located in the part of Greenwich Township referred to locally as the Head of Greenwich, or Upper Greenwich.

County routes passing through Othello include Ye Greate Street (CR 623 and CR 703) and Sheppards Mill Road (CR 650).

Pine Mount Creek is a stream that flows south through Othello to the Cohansey River and empties into Delaware Bay.[1][2][3]

History

There were three taverns in old Greenwich: One was the Old Stone Tavern, on Ye Greate Street, another on the wharf, and the third situated in the Ewing-Bacon House, a.k.a. Resurrection Hall, at the head of Greenwich, a.k.a. Othello.[4] Charles Ewing named the family homestead Resurrection Hall. The oldest part of the house was built by Thomas Ewing in the early 18th century.[5] Thomas Ewing, Jr (1722-1771) was a blacksmith and Presbyterian elder.[6]

Othello and nearby Springtown were stations on the Underground Railroad.[7]

While Othello only had a post office from 12 April 1897 until 15 November 1906, the community continues to appear on many maps.[8][7]

References
  1. US Coast Guard Water Data, Cohansey River at Greenwich, New Jersey
  2. Cumberland County Old Names and Places, circa 1915, West Jersey History Project
  3. A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey, by Henry Gannett (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894 page 95)
  4. Pierce, Arthr Dudley. Smugglers' Woods: Jaunts and Journeys in Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey, pp 130-1 (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1960, 1992)
  5. Andrews, Bessie Ayars. Colonial and Old Houses in New Jersey, pp 70-76
  6. Sandcastles website
  7. Martinelli, Patricia A. New Jersey Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past, pp 109-111 (Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2012)
  8. Felcone, Joseph F. The Arcade, p. 32. (Greenwich: Joseph J. Felcone, 2013), citing New Jersey Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmasters, 1776-1976, by John L Kay and Charles M Smith (Lawrence, Massachusetts: Quarterman Publications, 1977), page 56
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