Bridgeton
city, port of entry and county-seat of Cumberland co., N. J.; on the Cohansey river and several railroads; 38 miles S. of Philadelphia. It is a very old settlement, having been a place of considerable importance before the Revolutionary War. Its surroundings are agricultural; and it has manufactures of glass, gas pipe, nails, machinery, flour, oil cloth, woolen goods, shoes, and shirts, and also large fruit and vegetable canning interests. It has a public park, Tumbling Dam, which contains a picturesque lake and a fine athletic field. The city contains the Ivy Hall Seminary, a public high school, National banks, good water and sewerage systems, and electric lights and street railroads. Its excellent climate and scenic attractions have made the city a popular resort for summer tourists and bronze, cutlery, wire, silk, corsets, 14,323. brass goods and other commodities. In 1919 there 3 National banks. were Bridgeport was settled in 1670, under the name of Fairfield village, and was incorporated as a city in 1836. Pop. (1910) 102,054; (1920) 143,555.