2nd Annual “Alive with History” Trolley Tour
On Saturday May 18th in conjunction with the Swedesboro Outdoor Living and Garden Show, the 2nd annual “Alive with History” Trolley Tour will be held.
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Within the three quarters or a square mile Swedesboro is home to four cemeteries with a fifth sitting on the border at the Lake. Many important historic figures are entombed within. The tour will give you an overview of the importance Swedesboro, Woolwich and Gloucester County had in the history of the founding of New Jersey and the United States
Visitors will board the Trolley on Broad Street where a tour guide will give you a history of Swedesboro on your ride to the first cemetary. Upon arrival you will be greeted by one of the re-enactors and told their story. After a brief question and answer session the visitors will board the trolley and be taken to the next cemetery, until all five of the cemeteries have been visited.
Portrayed in Old Trinity will be Colonial Botto Otto Jr; New Trinity, General Louis Henry Carpenter; Old St. Joseph’s; Landsman Michael Mulkeen, , Bethesda Methodist; Private Jacob Meyers and Lake Park; Corporal William H. McCullough .
It is advised to purchase tickets in advanced on-line at HistoricSwedesboro.com. Tickets are $10.00 per person. Some seats will be available the day of the event but will be limited. This event is sponsored by the Swedesboro Woolwich Historical Society and the Swedesboro Economic Development Committee.
