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VINELAND , a See also:borough of See also:Cumberland See also:county, New See also:Jersey U.S.A., in the See also:southern See also:part of the See also:state, about 34 M . S . 01 See also:Philadelphia and about 115 m . S.W. of New See also:York . Pop . (1890) 3822; (1900) 4370, including J90 See also:foreign-See also:born; (1905 state See also:census) 4593; (1910) 5282 . See also:Area, r sq . In . It is served by the Central of New Jersey and the See also:West Jersey & Seashore See also:railways, and by electric railway to See also:Millville and See also:Bridgeton . Vineland is situated at an See also:altitude of qo–1 8 ft. above the See also:sea, on a generally level or slightly undulating See also:plain, and has unusually broad, straight and well-shaded streets . The borough maintains a public library, a public See also:park of 40 acres, artesian See also:water-See also:works, a See also:sewerage See also:system and an electric See also:lighting plant . It is the seat of the New Jersey Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys (1888), the State See also:Home for the Care and Training of Feeble-Minded See also:Women (1888), and the State Home for Disabled Soldiers, Sailors, See also:Marines and their Wives .
The Vineland See also:Historical and Antiquarian Society (organized in 1864) has a library (8000 volumes in 19o9) housed in the Society's See also:building, and it maintains a See also:free lecture course
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Saloons for the See also:sale of intoxicating liquors have never been allowed in Vineland
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The surrounding See also:country is largely de-voted to the growing of small fruits, grapes, peaches, See also:pears and apples, and the raising of sweet potatoes; and within the borough are manufactured unfermented See also:grape juice See also:wine, boots and shoes, clothing, carpets, rugs, See also:chenille curtains, See also:pearl buttons, See also:flint-See also:glass tubes and bottles, and See also:iron castings
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Vineland was founded in 1861 by See also: |
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