Deptford Township

Located Just Outside Philadelphia, Deptford Township Has Progressed From A Sleepy Agricultural Community To An Important Gloucester County Town In The Last Century. Known Mainly For Its Pig Farms And Ice Production In Its Early Days, Deptford Remained Rural Until After World War Ii, When Residential Building Exploded And Local Malls, Movie Theaters, Restaurants, And Other Commercial Development Put The Community On The Map. Deptford Township Explores This Areas History With Tales Of Revolutionary War Scout And Hero Jonas Cattell, Who Was Born And Buried In Deptford, And The Clement Oak, Under Which The Lenni Lenape Held Council Meetings.