Friesburg, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39°32′41″N75°17′21″W / 39.54472°N 75.28917°W Coordinates: 39°32′41″N75°17′21″W / 39.54472°N 75.28917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Salem |
Township | Alloway |
Founded | 1748 |
Named for | Jacob Fries |
Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 876535 [1] |
Friesburg is an unincorporated community located within Alloway Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. [2] It was founded in 1748 and previously contained a post office, creamery, general store, sawmill, and blacksmith. [3]
Friesburg is named after Jacob Fries who donated the land for the site of the Emanuel Lutheran Church, and who is also buried on the grounds. [3] [4] [5]
Salem is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,346. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Salem with Roanoke County, which surrounds both Salem and the neighboring City of Roanoke, for statistical purposes. Salem has its own courthouse and sheriff's office, but shares a jail with Roanoke County, which is located in the Roanoke County Courthouse complex in Salem. The Roanoke County Sheriff's Office and Roanoke County Department of Social Services are also located within Salem, though the county administrative offices are located in unincorporated Cave Spring.
Salem County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New Castle, Delaware. Its county seat is Salem.
Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146, reflecting a decrease of 711 (−12.1%) from the 5,857 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 1,026 (−14.9%) from the 6,883 counted in the 1990 Census, an overall drop of more than 25% over the two decades. It is the county seat of Salem County, the state's most rural county. The name "Salem", in both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".
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Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, D.D., LL.D. was an American Lutheran minister, educator, author and Church theologian.
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