Repaupo, New Jersey
{{Short description|Populated place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Gloucester
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|subdivision_name3 = Logan
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Repaupo is an unincorporated community located within Logan Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. Repaupo can be accessed by Interstate 295/U.S. Route 130, via exit 14.
The community was settled in the 17th century by Swedes from the former colony of New Sweden. Men such as Andreas Anderson, former trumpeter to Governor Printz, was one of the prominent settlers.{{Cite book|title=The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey|last=Johnson|first=Amandus|publisher=Jersey Printing Company, Inc.|year=1938|location=Bayonne, New Jersey|pages=64–65}}
Notable people
{{Category see also|People from Gloucester County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Repaupo include:
- Edward Durr (born 1963), politician and truck driver who represents the 3rd Legislative district in the New Jersey Senate.via Associated Press. [https://connecticut.news12.com/political-newcomer-edward-durr-unseats-longtime-state-sen-steve-sweeney "Political newcomer Edward Durr unseats longtime state Sen. Steve Sweeney"], News 12 Connecticut, November 4, 2021. Accessed January 20, 2022. "Durr is a truck driver from Repaupo, an unincorporated community located within Logan Township. He was born and raised in Gloucester City."
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{{Gloucester County, New Jersey}}
Category:Logan Township, New Jersey
Category:Unincorporated communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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