Overview
Gibbstown is a small town of about 4,000 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Once a sleepy town surrounded by farmlands. Many Italian immigrants Enjoyed the climate and felt at home here. Streets are still named after some of the farms: Cuccinotta Drive, Pieta Place, Giammarina Avenue, Marino Drive, Croce Drive...
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 88°F; winter lows dip to about 26°F. Wettest: Jul and Sep. (climate data from nearby Philadelphia)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- PHL Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia — 4 mi away (major hub). Directions
- ILG Wilmington Airport, Wilmington — 20 mi away. Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
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Get in
- Best to arrive by car. Not far from the Commodore Barry bridge, Route 295, Exit # 17.
See
- The houses where some immigrants from the Valle San Giovanni and nearby towns in Italy came to live while they worked at the local Dupont Chemical plant.
Eat
- Nino Gervasi's ristorante on Broad Street for delicious veal picante with rosemary potatoes and an antipasto made with home-made ingredients.
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