Winchester, James H. "America's Oldest Volunteer Fire Group"[usurped], Christian Science Monitor, December 29, 1961. Accessed June 21, 2012. "Some 210 years ago—nearly a quarter of a century before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence – 13 men gathered in the Town Hall at Bridgetown, N.J., which is now Mount Holly, to draw up the by-laws and create the Relief Volunteer Fire Company, now the oldest in the United States."
Staff. "Old Courthouse Repairs"[usurped], Burlington County Times, May 29, 2012. Accessed November 27, 2013. "John Shaw with Buck Construction of West Berlin repairs the 9-foot doors at the entrance of the Historic Burlington County Court House in Mount Holly. The Samuel Lewis designed court house was built in 1796."
Krebs, Rose. "Mount Holly voters approve election date change, select new council member"[usurped], Burlington County Times, November 9, 2011. Accessed May 11, 2020. "The township got a taste of what will be the new norm for its municipal elections: voting in November. On Tuesday, voters resoundingly supported a measure to change municipal elections from May to November by a 1,051 to 196 vote, according to unofficial results. Bass River, Bordentown City and Medford Lakes are now the only county towns that still hold May municipal elections."
Friedman, Sally. "Poet gave words a stage"[usurped], The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 2001. Accessed March 1, 2011. "How fitting, then, that 10 days ago that college theater in Pemberton Township was renamed the Geraldine Clinton Little Theatre in memory of the gentle woman, who lived quietly in Mount Holly but whose words touched so many souls and ignited so many spirits."
Folsom, Joseph Fulford; and Ogden, Mary Depue. Cyclopedia of New Jersey biography, memorial and biographical, p. 321, American Historical Society, 1921. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Gamaliel Bailey, an early advocate of slave abolition doctrines, was born at Mount Holly, New Jersey, December 3rd, 1807. His parents removed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was nine years old."
Betts, Graham. Motown Encyclopedia, p. 50. AC Publishing, 2014. ISBN9781311441546. Accessed September 8, 2018. "Born Cynthia Ann Birdsong in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey on 15 December 1939, Cindy had aspirations of becoming a nurse until she was asked to join The Ordettes by a friend, Patsy Holt in 1960."
Lundy, F. L., et al. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 145, p. 329. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1921. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Charles C. Black, Jersey City. Justice Black was born on a farm in Burlington county, near Mount Holly, N. J., on July 29th, 1858."
Prison Museum BrochureArchived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed November 27, 2013. "The Burlington County Prison Museum is a national historic landmark located in the heart of historic Mount Holly, New Jersey. Designed by Robert Mills, one of America's first native-born and trained architects, the Burlington County Prison was completed in 1811.... In fact, it was so well constructed that it remained in constant use until 1965."
Comegno, Carol. "Historic Burlington sites getting facelifts", Courier-Post, January 30, 2017. Accessed June 20, 2017. "King George III of England [sic] chartered the library in 1765 before the Revolutionary War when Colonial Mount Holly was known as Bridgetown."
Council Members, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed February 1, 2023. "Township Council governs Mount Holly Township. Mount Holly is governed by five Council members, each of whom is elected for a four-year staggered term. At the beginning of each year, the Council members elect one of their members to serve as Mayor and one as Deputy Mayor for that year."
Administration, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed March 9, 2023.
Clerk's Office, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed March 9, 2023.
UEZ, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed January 27, 2018.
Form of Government, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed July 4, 2022. "Mount Holly's government consists of a five-member Board of Councilmen/Councilwomen elected by the residents for a four year term. The town operates under a Council-Manager Form of Government.... Town citizens have plenty of opportunity to get involved. A number of Advisory Committees, Coalitions and Task Forces, comprised of appointed volunteers, meet, research, and attempt to find solutions to topics that affect town life, then present their findings and solutions to town boards and/or officials for further action."
Staff. "Punk, Perspiration & Pavement", The Detroit News, July 26, 2007. Accessed March 1, 2011. ""Mount Holly, NJ, group the High Court hopes to receive some of the Warped Tour magic that's propelled bands such as Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance ..."
Staff. "Paul R. Doguereau, Pianist And Mentor", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2000. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Paul Rene Doguereau, 91, a pianist and interpreter of French music as well as a teacher and mentor to many younger pianists, died March 3 in the Virtua-Mount Holly Center, Mount Holly. A resident of Boston for more than 60 years, he and his adopted son, Harrison James Wignall, also maintained a home in Mount Holly for the last 2 1/2 years. He had stayed in Mount Holly since last March and in the nursing home for the last several months."
Harris, Jason. "New sign marks home of college founder", Burlington County Times, October 13, 2006. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Girard, the well-known philanthropist banker merchant and mariner, moved to Mount Holly in 1777 shortly after marrying Mary Lum. The couple lived on Mill Street..."
Staff. "A wealth of compassion: Philanthropist throwing lavish party for poor & disadvantaged", Philadelphia Daily News, December 20, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2011. "On Sunday afternoons, strangers could find a hot meal, smiling faces and good conversation inside the Stafford home on Willow Street in Mount Holly, N.J. No one called it charity, and those strangers often left as friends, said Earl W. Stafford, one of 12 children raised in the home."
Brown, James S. "Still life artist Peto led parade to retreat", Asbury Park Press, February 8, 1981. Accessed May 29, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Another artist who summered for many years at Island Heights was Bessie Pease Gutmann, noted for her pictures of babies and small children that were widely distributed in this country and abroad as chromolithographs. She was born in Mount Holly In 1876, daughter of Horace and Margaretta Young Pease."
Manahan, Kevin. "ESPN disciplines snotty Mount Holly native Britt McHenry for obnoxious rant at attendant", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 16, 2015. Accessed September 8, 2015. "ESPN has suspended snobbish reporter Britt McHenry for one week — effective immediately — after a video surfaced Thursday that shows her belittling an impound lot attendant while making derogatory remarks about the woman's job, education and looks. McHenry, a Mount Holly, N.J. native, is upset because her car has been towed and is shown on a surveillance video telling the woman why she — as a TV star — is superior to her."
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 10, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades 9 through 12 at its one school." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
Sardella, Carlo M. "Expert on Pollution; Lays 1976 Algae Mass to Natural Forces", The New York Times, March 27, 1977. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Senator Barry T. Parker, Republican of Mount Holly, who has 'fished off Long Beach Island for 32 years and never saw anything like it before,' says that he still will not accept the theory, scientific or not."
Staff. "Samuel K. Robbins", The New York Times, December 6, 1926. Accessed August 31, 2018. "Samuel K. Robbins, 73, who was President of the New Jersey Senate in 1909, died at his home in Morristown yesterday from a heart attack following acute indigestion.... He will be buried at his birthplace in Mount Holly."
Staff. "The Hon. John C. Ten Eyck.", The New York Times, August 26, 1879. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Ex-United States Senator John C. Ten Eyck died at his residence in Mount Holly, N.J., at the age of 65 years."
Staff. "Death List Of A Day.; Barclay White.", The New York Times, November 24, 1906. Accessed June 21, 2012. "Mount Holly, N. J., Nov. 23 – Barclay White, 85 years old, of this city, a descendant of one of the oldest families in this part of New Jersey and one of the oldest settlers in Mount Holly, a prominent citizen of this country, a literary man of some prominence, and a genealogist of recognized reputation, died here to-day after a long illness. Mr. White attained prominence in National public life when in 1871 to 1878 he was United States Superintendent of Indian Affairs, having charge of seven tribes and six agencies."
Holroyd, Steve. "Before Hoppenot, there was Fidelia", The Philly Soccer Page, July 11, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2019. "Pat Fidelia was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 16, 1959. Moving to the United States at a young age, his family settled in Mt. Holly, New Jersey."
History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
School Profile, p. 7. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 10, 2024. "RVRHS is governed by nine Board members, comprising two representatives each from Mount Holly and Westampton, three from Lumberton, and one each from Eastampton and Hainesport. Board members are elected each November for three-year terms."
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Our History, Sacred Heart School. Accessed February 7, 2023.
Peter Hill Tall Case Clock, National Museum of American History. Accessed June 11, 2020. "Peter Hill (1767-1820) is one of the few African American professional clockmakers known to have worked in antebellum America. A freed slave, he had a shop first in Burlington Township and then in Mount Holly, New Jersey--two small, predominantly Quaker communities near Philadelphia."
Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, May 2009. Accessed October 28, 2019. "In 1994 the legislation was amended and ten more zones were added to this successful economic development program. Of the ten new zones, six were predetermined: Paterson, Passaic, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Lakewood, Asbury Park/Long Branch (joint zone). The four remaining zones were selected on a competitive basis. They are Carteret, Pleasantville, Union City and Mount Holly."
Mount Holly Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed December 21, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Mount Holly Township School District. Composition: The Mount Holly Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mount Holly Township."
Blais, Jacqueline. "Junie B. always has the bestest time", USA Today, June 30, 2004. Accessed October 22, 2007. "In a parallel universe in the 1950s, Park was a talkative schoolgirl in Mount Holly, N.J."
Stephen Girard, Independence Hall Association. Accessed November 3, 2007. "Shortly after Girard married Mary Lum, he purchased a home at 211 Mill Street in Mount Holly, New Jersey."
Prison Museum BrochureArchived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed November 27, 2013. "The Burlington County Prison Museum is a national historic landmark located in the heart of historic Mount Holly, New Jersey. Designed by Robert Mills, one of America's first native-born and trained architects, the Burlington County Prison was completed in 1811.... In fact, it was so well constructed that it remained in constant use until 1965."
Minnick, Kevin. "Braddock notches win for Brewers"[usurped], Courier-Post, June 8, 2010. Accessed March 1, 2011. "'To get that first win is definitely an experience in itself,' Braddock, of Mount Holly, said Monday afternoon."
Capuzzo. Michael. "Re-creating The Past In Mount Holly As A Child, Ed Longstreet Lived Near The Budd House Now He's Helping John Nagy Make It Into A Museum"[usurped], The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 27, 1987. Accessed September 30, 2014. "John Nagy first noticed charming, historic Mount Holly (population 10,800, Burlington County seat, 21 miles from Trenton and 20 miles from Philadelphia) when he was a traveling employee of the federal government, administering the food-stamp program in New Jersey towns. When he moved to the town eight years ago, Nagy, now administrator of food programs for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in nine states from New Jersey to West Virginia, was shocked at the condition of the Budd House at 20 White St."
Charles Shank[usurped], Array of Contemporary American Physicists, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed May 15, 2020. "Born: July 12, 1943 (Mount Holly, New Jersey)"
Jome page, Woolman Central. Accessed October 19, 2013. "Located at 99 Branch Street, Mount Holly, New Jersey, the Memorial house was built between 1771 and 1783 and is on the site of part of John Woolman's orchard."
