Marshalltown, New Jersey

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Marshalltown, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 39°38′15″N75°27′12″W / 39.63750°N 75.45333°W / 39.63750; -75.45333 Coordinates: 39°38′15″N75°27′12″W / 39.63750°N 75.45333°W / 39.63750; -75.45333 [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Salem
Township Mannington
Named for Thomas Marshall
Elevation
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0.9 m (3 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID878149 [1]

Marshalltown is an unincorporated community located within Mannington Township, in Salem County, New Jersey. [1] [2] It has also been known as Frogtown. [3]

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The community is centered at Marshalltown Road and Roosevelt Avenue, located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southeast of Glenside and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east-southeast of Pennsville. [4]

History

Located near the Salem River, Marshalltown was one of five pre-Civil War communities developed along tributaries of the Delaware River by freedmen. [5] [6] It is named after Thomas Marshall (1803–1856), who purchased land here starting in 1834. [7]

Before the abolition of slavery, these black-populated communities offered protection and aid to fugitive slaves, and "the likelihood that there was antebellum Underground Railroad activity is high". [5] [6]

The settlement once contained many houses and gardens, a school, stores, and two churches. Mount Zion A.U.M.P. Church in Marshalltown is one of the earliest African Methodist churches. [8]

By 2010, only a school house, a church, and two cemeteries survived, and "isolation, theft, vandalism, and lack of historic preservation planning threaten the surviving cultural landscape of Marshalltown". [6]

Historic district

Marshalltown Historic District
LocationRoosevelt Avenue and Marshalltown Road
Area166 acres (67 ha)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 13000498 [9]
NJRHP No.5042 [10]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2013
Designated NJRHPFebruary 21, 2013

The Marshalltown Historic District is a 166-acre (67 ha) historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 2013, for its significance in architecture, ethnic heritage - Black, community development, landscape architecture, religion, and social history from 1834 to 1951. The district includes 7 contributing buildings and 33 contributing sites. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marshalltown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "West Jersey History Project - Booka - Place Names of Salem County N.J. by Josephine Jaquett and Elmer VanName". www.westjerseyhistory.org. Upper Penn's Neck Township. On Salem Creek, near Hawks' Bridge, on the farm of the late George H. Biddle. Quantities of tomatoes and other produce were carried from here thru the Canal to Wilmington and other points. This farm was later developed into the residential settlement known as Cedar Crest Manor.
  4. ↑ N 39.6375 W 75.453333, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Calarco, Tom (2011). Places of the Underground Railroad: A Geographical Guide. ABC-CLIO. pp. 294, 295. ISBN   9780313381478.
  6. 1 2 3 Sheridan, Janet L. (October 30, 2010). "Survey and Documentation of Marshalltown, Mannington Township, Salem County, New Jersey" (PDF). Janet L. Sheridan. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Sheridan, Janet L. (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marshalltown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 78 photos
  8. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Zion
  9. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#13000498)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Salem County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 23, 2021. p. 2.
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