Lumberton or as it was once known, Lumbertown, was a pioneer settlement. Its name came from the fact that Pine trees were abundant in the vicinity and boats and rafts carried lumber and cord wood from the Rancocas Creek to Philadelphia and other places. There were two or three lumber yards and saw mills at one time.
In 1683, Robert Dimsdale, an English physician, bought a tract of land from William Penn on the North side of the Rancocas Creek. Through a portion of the tract, a body of water flowed (Bobby’s Run) and entered the Rancocas Creek next to the present Railroad Bridge.
Mr. Dimsdale set to work establishing a small working community revolving around a sawmill. In this area we have the housing development of Bobby’s Run as well as other schools, thus the name Bobby’s Run School and Dimsdale Drive.
The village of Lumberton grew out of two bordering towns : Eayrestown, settled by Richard and Elizabeth Eayres in the late 1600′s. Eayrestown was the first substantial settlement in this area. The town was responsible for a diversity of commerce including sawmills and gristmills. At one time Eayrestown was the home of a picnic grove that had a carousel and attracted visitors from as far away as Philadelphia. William Foster settled Fostertown in 1735. His plantation was on what is now known as West Bella Bridge Road. Fostertown claimed to be the home of shoemakers, tailors and wheelwrights. There is not much left of these two towns today, but a few houses and street names.
Lumberton was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Assembly on March 14, 1860. The town was a hub of commerce and transportation. All types of boats were using the creek – canoes, rafts, shunkus, sloops, and barges. In 1855, steamboats appeared on the creek. The first was believed to be the “Wave”, then came the “Barclay”, which was built in Lumberton and made her last trip in 1870. Both of these boats were side-wheelers. The “Minerva” was a tugboat that also mad regular trips to Philadelphia carrying all sorts of cargo from farm produce to ironware.
This was built in 1896 by the Junior Order of American Mechanics Lodge. In 1938, the township took it over an it became the municipal building untile 1982, when our township offices were relocated to their present location on Municipal Drive.
In May of 1985, the building was renamed the Ridgway A. Gaun Community Center. This dedication was in memory of Lumberton’s Township Clerk for over thiry years, Ridgway A. Gaun.
The building today is still used a a community center meeting place for local organizations and the home of the Lumberton Historical Society and their museum.
This is an actual postcard of the Lodge taken around 1930.
Pictured below was the beginning of F.L.Walther School. This building was built in 1917. The school was named in honor of Mrs. Florence L. Walther, principal and teacher in Lumberton until her retirement in 1939.
During the summer of 1991, the 1917 wing of F.L.Walther School was demolished to make way for renovations resulting in what is now the present F.L.Walther School.
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Middle Schools in Lumberton, NJ
2 Middle Schools found in the area.
| School | Type | Grade Level | Enrollment | Students per Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Campus Phone: (609) 953-5608 71 Ark Rd, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Sp-Ed | K-12 | 61 | 2 |
| Lumberton Middle School Phone: (609) 265-0123 30 Dimsdale Dr, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Public | 6-8 | 575 | 20 |
High Schools in Lumberton, NJ
1 High Schools found in the area.
| School | Type | Grade Level | Enrollment | Students per Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Campus Phone: (609) 953-5608 71 Ark Rd, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Sp-Ed | K-12 | 61 | 2 |
Elementary Schools in Lumberton, NJ
5 Elementary Schools found in the area.
| School | Type | Grade Level | Enrollment | Students per Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Campus Phone: (609) 953-5608 71 Ark Rd, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Sp-Ed | K-12 | 61 | 2 |
| Ashbrook Elementary School Phone: (609) 518-0030 33 Municipal Dr, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Public | 2-3 | 358 | 20 |
| Bobby's Run School Phone: (609) 702-5555 32 Dimsdale Dr, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Public | 4-5 | 385 | 23 |
| F L Walther Elementary School Phone: (609) 267-1404 56 Chestnut St, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Public | K-1 | 340 | 19 |
| Peppermint Tree Too Nursery School Phone: 725 Eayrestown Rd, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Private, Early Childhood Program/Day Care Center | PK,K | 3 | 5 |
Preschool Schools in Lumberton, NJ
1 Preschool Schools found in the area.
| School | Type | Grade Level | Enrollment | Students per Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppermint Tree Too Nursery School Phone: 725 Eayrestown Rd, Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
Private, Early Childhood Program/Day Care Center | PK,K | 3 | 5 |
