Roadstown, New Jersey


Roadstown is an unincorporated community located within Stow Creek Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
Roadstown is located at the intersection of County Route 620 and 626, approximately 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. Maskell Ware settled in Roadstown in 1789, where he worked as a farmer and manufacturer of hand-made chairs. Ware chairs are today considered collectors items.
The Cohansey Baptist Church relocated to Roadstown in 1802. Established in 1683, it is today the third oldest Baptist church in New Jersey. A post office was established in 1803. In 1834, Roadstown had a tavern, two stores, 20 dwellings, and "was peopled principally by the cultivators of the soil". By 1882, the population had grown to 200.

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