Now prominent only as the name of a shopping center, Ellisburg once served as the social and governmental hub of the former Delaware Township. Named for the prominent Ellis family who settled the area, Ellisburg developed around the crossroads of Cooper's Creek Road (Route 70) and Haddonfield-Moorestown Road (King's Highway).
Isaac Ellis built a tavern at this intersection, and a blacksmith shop and private homes soon followed. The tavern, later purchased by John Ilg, became the Ellisburg Inn- a popular stagecoach shop until 1881 when the railroad between Philadelphia and Medford began operation.
The Township's first schoolhouse, a log cabin, was located on Ellis's property in the 1750s. A later building, the Ellisburg School/Waterford Town house, was erected in Ellisburg in 1831. As the name suggests, this school also hosted the community's town meetings and elections until 1885, when a Town Hall was erected next door. These buildings stood on the property now occupied by a McDonald's store on Route 70.
The Inn, along with the Ellisburg General Store, was demolished in 1938 for construction of the Ellisburg Circle. The traffic circle was removed by the State in 1992 to ease traffic congestion in the area.
Cammoed Bison, hanging in tree.