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Roadstown, New Jersey

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50: 1025: 86: 122: 198: 219: 473:, 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. 129: 93: 57: 532: 476:
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".
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History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey: And of the Currency of this and Adjoining Colonies
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The History of New Jersey: From Its Discovery by Europeans, to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Roadstown include:
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Dependahl Waters, Deborah (1979). "Wares and Chairs: A Reappraisal of the Documents".
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roadstown
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Unincorporated communities in Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Census-designated places in Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
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Unincorporated community
Roadstown is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County
Roadstown is located in New Jersey
New Jersey
Roadstown is located in the United States
39°26′27″N 75°19′06″W / 39.44083°N 75.31833°W / 39.44083; -75.31833
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
County
Cumberland
Township
Stow Creek
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−04:00
FIPS code
34-63810
GNIS
unincorporated community
Stow Creek Township
Cumberland County
U.S. state
New Jersey
County Route 620
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