Maurice River
Inscription
Named by the Dutch for Maurice, Prince of Orange. Swedes settled the area and later built a curch on this site in 1745.
Location
AddressRoute 47, Northbound, 2 miles north of Port Elizabeth, between
poles 922 & 7011
CountyCumberland
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates39.327580, -75.146450
Sources
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