Editing Pennsville Township, New Jersey (section)

=== After Fenwick's Colony ===
In 1701 West Fenwick was renamed Penns Neck Township in honor of the new Proprietor, William Penn. On July 10, 1721, Penns Neck was divided into Upper and Lower Penns Neck. The Township was incorporated in 1798 as one of New Jersey’s original group of 104 townships. The township was renamed Pennsville Township based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1965.<ref name="Story">Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/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. 216. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>

Pennsville became a resort destination because of two riverfront resort hotels: The Silver Grove Hotel in 1851 and the River View Hotel in 1883. Both waterfront properties were located right next to each other in Pennsville. In 1908 a new resort community of Fenton’s Beach was developed at Deep Water Point. In 1914, the Silver Grove Hotel owner purchased the River View Hotel to create [[Riverview Beach Park]]. In 1922, an adjoining farm was purchased, and the Park expanded again. Thousands would come by the Wilson Line ferry to the park each day from May to September. In 1916, the [[DuPont Company]] bought the Fenton's Beach resort community and established the DuPont Dye Works. In 1929 the Deepwater Generating Station was built. In 1951 the [[Delaware Memorial Bridge]] nearby Pennsville linking New Jersey and Delaware was opened.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pennsville Township Historical Society |url=http://www.pvhistory.com/history.htm |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=www.pvhistory.com}}</ref> 

In 1971, a sanitary landfill in Pennsville was registered with the [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. It operated until April 1988. It was formally closed and emptied in 2005 and 2006.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2005/keydates.pdf Delaware River Initiative - Key Dates], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. Accessed February 17, 2025. </ref>