Roadstown, New Jersey

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Roadstown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Roadstown, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Roadstown, New Jersey
Roadstown, New Jersey
Location within the state of New Jersey
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Country United States
State New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Stow Creek
Elevation 115 ft (35 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 879728[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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roadstown
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 30, 2014.
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