History of Medford:
1670 - William Peen and others, acting for Edward Billynge, sells 900 acres of land (what is known as Medford Township) to Samuel Coles.  Other large land owners in the area during that time were Simon Bozorth, John Goslin, Hon Haines, and William Hewlings.  The Braddock’s, Pricketts, Wilkins, Strattons and Branins were among many who came the area during the next few years.  John Goslin started a sawmill which was later purchased by David Oliphant.  The Oliphant Mill Site is at the intersection of Hartford and Taunton Roads Joseph Hewlings' mill was later knows as Christopher’s Mill and portions remain at the Tuckerton and Christopher’s Mill Roads site.

1767 - Medford, then knows as Upper Evesham began to resemble a village with schoolhouse that was also used as the Friends Meeting The Shamong Trail (which we now know as Stokes Road) had grown from the footpath that the Indians used to become a narrow, sandy, soggy and sometimes impassable road between Burling ton and the busy seaport of Clamtown (Tuckerton).  The Village continued to develop through the 1780's largely due to the founding of the Etna and Taunton furnaces by Charles Read.  Etna furnace (Medford Lakes) went out of blast in 1773 but the grist and sawmill operated into the 20th century.  The Taunton furnace supplied shot and shell to the Continental armies and Adonijah Peacock manufactured gunpowder he was during in his kitchen exploded.  Excerpts from Hunt's diary report "It was said that the roof of the house was blown off and very much shattered to pieces with the blast of the powder heard for ten miles around."  Adonijah is buried in the Peacock graveyard in Chairville.

1800's - After the Revolution and into the 1800's, Upper Evesham struggled as a little village with a few houses strung along Main Street.  One is J. Stanley Braddocks's residence at 70 South Main Street; another is the John Reilly house at 53 South Main Street.  In 1800, an important merchant named Mark Reeve arrived in Upper Evesham.  He built the first machine in the country to manufacture cut nail (not patented).  As a merchant of sundry goods he kept his store specializing in tobacco twists and marketing cut nails on the corner of Friends Avenue and south Main Street.  It now sits on Dr. Jenning's farm on Jennings Road and is appropriately called "The Nail House."  It was Mark Reeve who, as the story goes, called a town meeting to propose the name of Medford after a visit to Medford, Massachusetts.  In 1820, when the Post Office opened, the town was officially called Medford of Upper Evesham.  On February 4th, 1847, Medford Township was "set apart" Evesham by an act of legislature.  The first township meeting was held at Cross Roads (Route 541 and Church Road) on March 9th, 1847.  the seat of township government remained there for several years.

One of Medford’s biggest boons began wit ht he coming of the railroad in 1869.   A glass factory on Mill Street was booming and there were sawmills and grist mills running full tilt.  Now they had an easy was of getting their products to Philadelphia and New York – Medford was in its “heyday”.  In 1889 the Camden and Atlantic Railroad came to town connecting Camden and Medford along a route now occupied by Route 70.  The medical offices at 69 North Main Street, formerly the police station until the new Public Safety building was built, was the passenger station for this line.

LOCAL FACITILIES

Shopping Main Street, Medford……5 Min. Cherry Hill Mall……30 Min. Moorestown Mall……20 Min. Burlington Center……20 Min. Echelon Mall……20 Min.	Parochial Schools Burlington County St. Mary’s of the Lake (K-8) ……(856) 654-2546 Holy Cross High School (9-12) ……(856) 461-5400 St. Joan of Arc (K-8) ……(856) 983-0774 Bishop Eustace (9-12) ……(856) 662-2160 Camden Catholic (9-12) ……(856) 663-2247 St. Joseph’s Prep (9-12) ……(215) 978-1950
Major Cities Philadelphia Airport……45 Min. Philadelphia……45  Min. Atlantic City……1 Hour 5 Min. New York City……1 Hour 45 Min.	Recreational Facilities Bob Meyer Field, 0.5 miles……(609) 654-2512 Deerbrook Swim Club, 5 min.……(609) 654-6147 NJ State Game Preserve Camp Ockanickon……(609) 654-8225
Major Highways Route 541……5 Min. Route 70……7 Min. Route 206……10 Min. New Jersey Turnpike (Exit 4) ……15 Min.	Golf Courses Golden Pheasant Golf Club…… Indian Springs Golf Club…… Little Mill Country Club…… Links at Kings Grant…… Medford Village Country Club…… Medford Lakes Country Club……
Public Transportation PATCO Speedline AMTRAK New Jersey Transit	Hospitals Cooper Hospital-University……(800)8COOPER Medford Medical Group/Center……(609) 953-7100 Virtual Memorial Hospital of Burlington County…… (609) 267-0700 Kennedy Memorial……(609) 488-6500 Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center…… (609) 757-3500 Rancocas Hospital……(609) 835-2900 West Jersey Hospital (Voorhees) …… (856) 772-5000 West Jersey Hospital (Marlton) ……(856) 596-3500 Zurbrugg Hospital……(609) 835-3575
Nursery Schools Kiddie Kollege (Medford) ……(606) 654-5355 Four Seasons (Mt. Laurel) …..(856) 866-0444 Kindercare……(856) 778-1948	Churches Calvary Lutheran Church……(609) 654-2489 Church Road Assembly of God……(609) 654-1525 Congregation Beth Tikvah……(856) 983-8090 Faith United Presbyterian Church…… (609) 654-5148 Fellowship Alliance Chapel……(609) 953-7333 First Baptist Church of Medford……(609) 654-8214 Lakes Community Chapel……(609) 983-3593 Medford Community Church……(609) 654-4290 Medford Friends Meeting……(609) 953-8914 Medford United Methodist Church…… (609) 654-8111 Orthodox Church of the Holy Ross…… (609) 654-4865 Protestant Community Church……(609) 654-4220 St. Mary of the les Catholic Church…… (609) 654-8208 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church……(609) 654-2963 The Come Alive! New Testament Church…… (609) 654-8466
Public Schools Medford Twnsp Board of Education ...... (609) 654-2546 Taunton Forge School (K-5) …… (609) 654-6723 Medford Memorial Middle School (6-8) ...... (609) 654-7707 Shawnee High School (9-12) …… (609) 654-7544	Public Services Emergency (Police, Fire, Ambulance).....911 Police……(609) 654-7511 Fire Ambulance……(609) 654-7511 Medford Township……(609) 654-2608 Medford Post Office (Zip 08055) …(609) 654-8334 Rancocas Hospital……(609) 835-2900 Library……(609) 654-6113
Private Schools Moorestown Friends (Pre-12) ……(856) 235-2900 King’s Christian School (K-12) ……(856) 546-7921	Utility Companies Medford Division of Water……(609) 654-7886 Connectiv (Electricity) ……(800) 642-3780 South Jersey Gas……(888) 766-9900

About Medford Lakes
Medford Lakes is a small community of some 1,500 homes, many of which are log cabins which were built in the 1920’s as vacation homes and have been alerted over the years to be year round homes.  These log cabins are under the protection of Historic District Ordinance enacted to preserve the distinctive rustic beauty of these old homes.  There are no apartments or condominiums in Medford Lakes, only single family homes such as the log cabin.

About Evesham
Welsh and English Quakers in search of farmland settled Evesham Township in the mid-seventeen century. They sailed to Philadelphia beginning in 1684, and moved across the Delaware River in search of farmland and religious freedom. Evesham, New Jersey was named for Evesham, England, a Borough in England, near Stratford on River Avon. Although, the Township may have taken its name in honor of Thomas Eves, one of the first settlers who came from Evesham, England and in 1676 purchased land in the area. Eves bought several tracts in the area north of Greentree Road, an area now in the vicinity of the Evesham Corporate Center on Stow Road.

The Township was originally larger than it is today; it also included what today are Mount Laurel, Medford, Lumberton, Hainesport, Shamong, and Washington Townships. The South Branch of the Rancocas on the East Side and Cropwell Creek on the West Side bound this area. Evesham Township was eventually incorporated in 1692 as one of the thirteen Townships in Burlington County. In 1802, a tract was cut off for Washington Township; in 1847, the Township was then divided in half, with the eastern half becoming Medford Township; and in 1872, Evesham was divided again, for the last time, with the northern part becoming Mount Laurel Township.

Evesham is also known as Marlton. Marlton is a name commonly associated and interchangeable with the name Evesham. The name Marlton came about in the early 19th century. Marlton stems from the name "Marl". Marl is a naturally occurring mixture of green clay with remnants of shells that was used as a fertilizer, like manure. Its discovery helped local commerce and fueled the first "building boom", which took place in the 1830s and 1840s. Marl continued to be mined locally until 1930, when the pits were finally closed. No trace of them remains today.

The Marlton area was recognized as a village in 1758. The village was named Marlton in 1845. The same year the "Evesham" Post Office and the "Evesham" Baptist Church both had their names changed to "Marlton" Post Office and the "Marlton" Baptist Church. The names remain the same today. Most maps and directional signs refer to Marlton instead of Evesham. The Historic Village, Olde Marlton, remains mostly intact and the Township requires property owners to preserve the historical integrity of buildings in the village.