MARLTON, NEW JERSEY

WELCOME TO MY HOMETOWN

MARLTON,Evesham Township,established 1692, a twin town with Evesham, Worcestershire, England is located in Burlington County in the southern part of New Jersey, The Garden State.More than a century ago, the land now known as Marlton was the site of farms and cranberry bogs. It also was the site of marl pits. In fact, the Village of Marlton was named after marl-a green sand clay used as fertilizer. It was mined throughout the area and large open pits like the 30-foot deep one at North Maple Avenue and Route 70 were common. While some farmland still exists and at least one cranberry bog has survived, the village today consists of homes and businesses.Through the years the cranberry bogs were dredged to create lakes.
I have lived here since 1969 and in that time the development has grown by leaps and bounds, with housing and shopping centers replacing orchards and farms around town. With the population explosion we now need seven public elementary, one parochial, two middle and one high school. Cherokee High School, part of Lenape Disrict is located in Marlton.We have a volunteer Fire and Emergency Department.The Marlton Fire Company is more than a century old. It was organized in 1898, just a month and a half after new water mains were laid in town. To sound the alarm someone struck a steel locomotive drivewheel tire. A division of West Jersey Hospital is also in town.Today, Marlton is the largest community of Evesham Township . More that 38,000 residents live within the township's 29.5 square miles.
Please take a walk through Marlton with me and view some local sites. ...I hope you enjoy what you see

Let's start at

Marlton Crossing

who doesn't like to shop!!

This is just one of several shopping centers in town. Here is some of that construction I mentioned

The brick sidewalks were installed during the Tricentennial Celebration. There are plaques in the bricks at many of the older buildings, listing the original owners and the date.

The Fire and Emergency Building

is our next stop. A new building, but the old one is restored and has an antique pumper on display.

Now we stroll down

Main Street

and find ourselves at

Kain Memorial Park

being planted by Garden Club..that's yours truly digging!!

At the far end of Main Street we arrive at

The Township Buildings

inside are the Municipal Offices, Library, Police Department and Courthouse

Next let's visit

Kessler Memorial Playing Fields

to see Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball and Tennis facilities as well as this volunteer built Playground for the younger set

Those young people attend

School

Lastly why don't we stop by our house

How about a tour of the garden before we have some tea.....follow me

In the mood to do a bit of work?

Do you believe this?

Here's one right here!!

Have a seat and I'll get the tea.

It's all ready...

Oh well..maybe next time!!!

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to

MARLTON,

my hometown. Come back again, there may something new to see.

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