Dorchester, New Jersey

Dorchester, New Jersey

Dorchester is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08316.

As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08316 was 283.

Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.

History

It is said that it was in Dorchester where the Dutch ship Prince Maurice sank, giving the Maurice River and Maurice River Township its name.

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Coordinates: 39°16′22″N 74°58′37″W / 39.27278°N 74.97694°W / 39.27278; -74.97694


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