Business View Civil & Municipal | July 2022

78 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 nship, New Jersey N amed after a district on the River Thames in south-east London, England, site of the Royal Dockyard and Arsenal that made and tested munitions for the British armed forces, the Township of Woolwich, New Jersey looks a far cry from an imposing naval and military town, but it retains that same spirit of a living community built with dignity and intention. Formed by royal charter in 1767 and incorporated as one of the state’s initial 104 townships, Woolwich gave shelter to the passengers of the first English ship to dock on Raccoon Creek, whose banks were foundation for the first European settlement by Swedes and Fins, now known as Swedesboro. These newcomers tended stock and raised grain, fruits, and vegetables – developing farmland which is today some of New Jersey’s richest and most productive. Even after all the growth and changes ushered in by urbanization and modernization, Woolwich Township residents still take immense pride in the agricultural B A L A N C E M A K E S P E R F E C T