On the Dukes of Hazzard, it seems like every episode ended with the Duke boys needing to get back to Hazzard County before Sheriff Roscoe P Coltrane caught up with them. Leaving the county would violate their parole, and as long as they made it home, they couldn't be charged.
It got me to wondering on how many different roads could you enter Evesham. I decided only to look at 'public roads' to exclude things like the car wash that straddles the line, as well as the TD Bank entrance at Kresson and 73. And I am trying to avoid anything that might have been a road at one point but no longer is, even though you can get a car down it. Or maintenance 'roads' in the Black Run.
And here are some pictures of some of the odder borders...
And since school buses do not usually enter courts, presumably this means children in those 4 houses stand on the corner of Church and Clements, in Mount Laurel, for transport to schools in Evesham.
This picture from Google Maps is quite old. Most of the houses on the Marlton plots have been built by now.
And in a quirk of geography, almost directly across Church Road is Lenape High School in Medford. But none of the kids on Wellesway Way, even though within walking distance, go to Lenape. The Marlton houses get bussed to Cherokee, the Medford ones to Shawnee.
It got me to wondering on how many different roads could you enter Evesham. I decided only to look at 'public roads' to exclude things like the car wash that straddles the line, as well as the TD Bank entrance at Kresson and 73. And I am trying to avoid anything that might have been a road at one point but no longer is, even though you can get a car down it. Or maintenance 'roads' in the Black Run.
The borders between Evesham and neighboring towns are not always well-marked, so it makes the question challenging. Some borders were probably obvious at one time, such as the South Branch Pennsauken Creek (border with Cherry Hill) or the Mullica River (border with Atco). There has been so much development around those creeks that many people may not even realize a creek is still there, as they have been diverted under roads.
In other places, the border was a straight line drawn by surveyors, not based on any geographic or topographic elements. When developers built neighborhoods or towns and counties built roads decades and centuries later, they were undeterred by artificial borders.
By my count, there are 41 ways to drive into Marlton on public roads. While most of them are uneventful and obvious, some are quite unusual. I've included pictures of the more unusual ones. It may be possible that I missed one, or that I included one that shouldn't be here, but I am reasonably confident this is correct.
Mount Laurel (12)
Route 73 N
Commerce Parkway
Church St (At Church Road Intersection) (See photo 6)
Church Road (at Church Street Intersection) (see photo 6)
Greentree/ Hainesport Mt Laurel Rd at Church Rd (see photo 6)
Church Rd (just past Cheyenne's Market) (see photo 6)
Preamble (see photo 2)
Preamble a second time (see photo 2)
Elmwood
Clements Court (See photo 1)
Sharp Road
Wellesley/Church (See photo 3)
Commerce Parkway
Church St (At Church Road Intersection) (See photo 6)
Church Road (at Church Street Intersection) (see photo 6)
Greentree/ Hainesport Mt Laurel Rd at Church Rd (see photo 6)
Church Rd (just past Cheyenne's Market) (see photo 6)
Preamble (see photo 2)
Preamble a second time (see photo 2)
Elmwood
Clements Court (See photo 1)
Sharp Road
Wellesley/Church (See photo 3)
Medford (10)
Wellesley (see Photo 3)
Wellesley (see Photo 3)
Evesboro Medford Road
Route 70 E
Old Marlton Pike
Tuckerton
Taunton Lake/Tomlinson Mill
Hopewell
Borton's Road
Milford Drive
Jackson-Crowfoot Road (is this paved??)
Route 70 E
Old Marlton Pike
Tuckerton
Taunton Lake/Tomlinson Mill
Hopewell
Borton's Road
Milford Drive
Jackson-Crowfoot Road (is this paved??)
Berlin (3)
Sycamore / Taunton
Hopewell
Robin Lane (Thanks Benny Guerrini) See photo 6
Hopewell
Robin Lane (Thanks Benny Guerrini) See photo 6
Atco (2)
Kettle Run Road
Mill Road
Kettle Run Road
Mill Road
Cherry Hill (8)
Greentree
Route 70 W (see photo 4)
Old Marlton Pike (see photo 4)
Conestoga Rd (see photo 4)
Cropwell Road
Brick/Marlowe (see photo 5)
Gainsboro Road (see photo 5)
Sandringham Road (see photo 5)
Route 70 W (see photo 4)
Old Marlton Pike (see photo 4)
Conestoga Rd (see photo 4)
Cropwell Road
Brick/Marlowe (see photo 5)
Gainsboro Road (see photo 5)
Sandringham Road (see photo 5)
Voorhees (6)
Route 73 S
Sunbird Drive
Kresson Road
Evesham Road (Voorhees and Cherry HIll) (see photo 5)
Egret Road
Flamingo Drive
Sunbird Drive
Kresson Road
Evesham Road (Voorhees and Cherry HIll) (see photo 5)
Egret Road
Flamingo Drive
And here are some pictures of some of the odder borders...
On Clements Court, the 4 houses on the bottom of this photo are in Evesham, but the rest are Mount Laurel. The Evesham houses have a Mount Laurel zipcode, as their mail is delivered by the Mount Laurel Post Office.
And since school buses do not usually enter courts, presumably this means children in those 4 houses stand on the corner of Church and Clements, in Mount Laurel, for transport to schools in Evesham.
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| Clements Court is bifurcated by the Mount Laurel/Evesham town line |
Ravenscliff - North of the blue line is Mount Laurel, the rest is Evesham
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| Ravenscliff |
Driving down Church Road towards Lenape High School, if you make a right on Wellesley Way, you pass from Mount Laurel into Marlton. As you get to the bottom of the horseshoe, you enter Medford. So this is actually 2 border crossings into Marlton.
This picture from Google Maps is quite old. Most of the houses on the Marlton plots have been built by now.
And in a quirk of geography, almost directly across Church Road is Lenape High School in Medford. But none of the kids on Wellesway Way, even though within walking distance, go to Lenape. The Marlton houses get bussed to Cherokee, the Medford ones to Shawnee.
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| Wellesley Way |
As I recently documented in a blog post, the border (indicated by the blue line) between Cherry Hill and Marlton follows the South Branch Pennsauken Creek. In this picture, you can see where it passes under 3 different roads - Conestoga Drive, Route 70 and Old Marlton Pike.
The neighborhood between Brick Road and Evesham Road is divided in multiple places by the county line. At Brick/Marlowe, Gainsboro, Sandringham and Evesham Road.
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The white line running horizontally is the town line.
There are 4 ways to enter Marlton on this map. Church Road or Church Street at the top left. (Union Mill does not count, as you would need to turn on to either Church Street or Church Road to enter Marlton)
At the top right, Greentree turns into Hainesport-Mt Laurel at the town line, and Church Road crosses into Mount Laurel just past Cheyenne's.
There are 4 ways to enter Marlton on this map. Church Road or Church Street at the top left. (Union Mill does not count, as you would need to turn on to either Church Street or Church Road to enter Marlton)
At the top right, Greentree turns into Hainesport-Mt Laurel at the town line, and Church Road crosses into Mount Laurel just past Cheyenne's.
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| Evesboro Triangle is a weird collection of borders |
The border between Evesham and Berlin stops following the Mullica River and takes a straight line north west. The circle part of Robin Lane is in Berlin.
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| Robin Lane |
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