Editing Eastampton Township, New Jersey (section)

==History==
Eastampton Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on February 11, 1880, from portions of [[Westampton, New Jersey|Westampton]]. Portions of both [[Lumberton Township, New Jersey|Lumberton Township]] and [[Southampton Township, New Jersey|Southampton Township]] were annexed in 1882.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 95. Accessed June 19, 2012.</ref>

Eastampton is the location of [[Smithville, Burlington County, New Jersey|Smithville]], an industrial community created by [[Hezekiah Bradley Smith]] for his machine company, which produced the [[American Star Bicycle]]. It is now a county park.<ref>[http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/pages/pages.aspx?cid=620 Historic Smithville Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228191204/http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/pages/pages.aspx?cid=620 |date=2012-02-28 }}, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Smithville grew from a typical, small mill operation on the Rancocas Creek to a major industrial plant employing hundreds of workers in its shops and yards from the 1860s to the 1920s. Known for its high-quality woodworking machinery, the Smithville-Mt. Holly Bicycle Railroad, and the Star high-wheeled bicycle, Smithville was also well ahead of its time in town planning, sustainability, and workers' rights and welfare"</ref><ref>[http://www.smithvillemansion.org/index.php/history History], Smithville Mansion. Accessed April 28, 2015.</ref>