Roadstown, New Jersey

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Roadstown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Roadstown, New Jersey is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Roadstown, New Jersey
Roadstown, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°26′27″N 75°19′06″W / 39.44083°N 75.31833°W / 39.44083; -75.31833Coordinates: 39°26′27″N 75°19′06″W / 39.44083°N 75.31833°W / 39.44083; -75.31833
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipStow Creek
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID879728[1]

Roadstown is an unincorporated community located within Stow Creek Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Roadstown is located at the intersection of County Route 620 and 626, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of Shiloh.

History[]

Prior to the American Revolution, Roadstown was considered an important settlement in the region. Roadstown was then known as "Sayre's Cross-Roads" or "Sayre's Corners", named for Ananias Sayre, "a leading citizen" and county sheriff.[1][3] Maskell Ware settled in Roadstown in 1789, where he worked as a farmer and manufacturer of hand-made chairs.[4] Ware chairs are today considered collectors items.[5]

The Cohansey Baptist Church relocated to Roadstown in 1802. Established in 1683, it is today the third oldest Baptist church in New Jersey.[6][7] A post office was established in 1803.[8] In 1834, Roadstown had a tavern, two stores, 20 dwellings, and "was peopled principally by the cultivators of the soil".[9] By 1882, the population had grown to 200.[10]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roadstown
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Elmer, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1869). History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey: And of the Currency of this and Adjoining Colonies. George F. Nixon. pp. 16.
  4. ^ Dependahl Waters, Deborah (1979). "Wares and Chairs: A Reappraisal of the Documents". American Furniture and its Makers. University of Chicago Press. 13: 161–173. JSTOR 1180605.
  5. ^ Resnik, Virginia M. (July 2, 1987). "The Hands that Hold an Old Craft". philly.com.
  6. ^ "Cohansey Baptist Church at Roadstown". Cumberland County. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ Mollick, Sharon. "Mapping the Dead" (PDF). Cumberland County Department of Planning & Development. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Hopewell Township" (PDF). Hopewell Township. 1998.
  9. ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). The History of New Jersey: From Its Discovery by Europeans, to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. D. Fenton. pp. 227.
  10. ^ Edwards, Richard Edwards (1882). Industries of New Jersey: Essex County Including City of Newark. Historical Publishing Company. p. 120.
  11. ^ "Arkansas Governor Harris Flanagin". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ Bennett, Eileen (June 28, 1998). "Local Historians Argue Over the Root of the Story of How Hires First Brewed Beer that Made Millions". Cumberland County.
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