| Interior of the Old Schoolhouse of 1759 at Mount Holly, as restored by the national Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey Early schools were not tax supported, and less than 50% of school-age children were educated. |  |
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In 1880, Dr. Francis Ashurst, pictured here, laid groundwork for Burlington County Memorial Hospital, first in the county, by establishing hospital service in a house at 130 Mount Holly Avenue. He was instrumental in building a larger 30-bed unit in 1883-84, on Madison Avenue, prior to his early death in the following year at age fourty-one. |
| The first "free school" in New Jersey, established by Clara barton at Bordentown in 1852 is pictured here. A state "Free School Law" followed in 1871, providing elementary education. Further legislation in 1894 brought the gradual development of high schools. |  |
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These students were transported to school in a day when horsepower came from horses. |
