ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This study was prepared for the Township of Southampton and its residents with a grant from the National Park Service administered by the New Jersey Office of Cultural and Environmental Services.

The township planning consulting firm of Thomas J. Scangarello and Associates prepared the study with historic preservation consultant William C. Bolger. The consultants wish to thank the many residents who contributed their knowledge about their town, especially Dorothy Best of the Southampton Historical Society and Reverend Robert Reasoner of the Vincentown Methodist Church.

The authors also wish to thank the following township committee members whose support, dedication, insight, and experience were a contributing factor toward the preparation of this document. In particular, Mayor Robert Thompson, Edward Moffitt, John Hicks, William Conner, Robert Moore, and Rachel Diamond.