Sewell in Mantua Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Barnsboro, New Jersey Schools

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026

1. Barnsboro, New Jersey Schools Marker

Inscription.
1754-1920's - Emlin School - the first in Barnsboro on Richwood Road.

1851 - Barnsboro Academy - two room wooden building with Grades one to eight on this property.

1913 - Stone building with two classrooms and Grades one to eight.

1930 - Addition of two classrooms and an auditorium

1977 - Classes terminate.

Erected by Mantua Twp. Historical Commission and Barnsboro Home & School League.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 39° 45.739′ N, 75° 9.667′ W. Marker is in Mantua Township, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. It is in Sewell. It is on Main Street (Alternate County Highway 553) west of Breakneck Road (County Road 603), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 684 Main St, Sewell NJ 08080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Commemorating the Veterans of Bethel Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); History of Pitman Grove (approx. 2.7 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 2.7 miles away); William Mullica House (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Mullica House (approx. 3.8 miles away); “Death of the Fox” (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026

2. Barnsboro, New Jersey Schools Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.