. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. is about 8 m. in length, 7 m. in breadth, and isbounded NE. by Pittsgrove and Pilesgrove, SE. by Deerfield, Hope-well, and Stow creek, Cumberland co., SW. by Lower AllowaysCreek, and NW. by Elsinborough. There are in the township 1 * A large portion of the historical matter relating to Salem co., and part of that ofCumberland co., is from the History of Salem, by R. G. Johnson, an 18mo of 173 pagespublished in 1839. 416 SALEM COUNTY woollen fac, 0 grist-m., 7 savv-m.: can. in manufac. $29,800: 8schools, 400 scholars. Pop.
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. is about 8 m. in length, 7 m. in breadth, and isbounded NE. by Pittsgrove and Pilesgrove, SE. by Deerfield, Hope-well, and Stow creek, Cumberland co., SW. by Lower AllowaysCreek, and NW. by Elsinborough. There are in the township 1 * A large portion of the historical matter relating to Salem co., and part of that ofCumberland co., is from the History of Salem, by R. G. Johnson, an 18mo of 173 pagespublished in 1839. 416 SALEM COUNTY woollen fac, 0 grist-m., 7 savv-m.: can. in manufac. $29,800: 8schools, 400 scholars. Pop. 2,235. ml8b5, Alloways creek, which runs through the township, derives its appel-lation from an Indian chief, named Alloways, who lived in this coun-try at the period of Fenwicks arrival, in 1G75. The township wasearly settled. About the year 1748, a German Lutheran church,called Emanuels, was established at Freasburg, the constituentsof which are believed to have been all Germans. Their nameswere Freas, Trollenger, Meyer HaJin, Born, Wentzell, Mackassen. 1842. Northern Entrance into Allowaystown. Heppel, Ridman, Dillshoever, Sowder, Kniest, Tobal, and others,with their families. These people worked at Wistars glass-works,21 miles above Allowaystown, which are said to have been thefirst glass-works established in the Union. The church recordswere kept in German, until 1832, when the Rev. Mr. Ilarpel tookthe oversight of the same. In 1836, he was succeeded by Rev. In Sept. of the same year, he w^as succeeded by theRev. Mr. Diiy, and he, in 1830, by the Rev. Mr. Town. The above view of the northern entrance into Allowaystown,taken near Reeves and Brothers mills, which appear on the rightof the engraving, shows the principal street in the place. Thisthriving village is at the head of navigation, on Alloways creek, 6m. E. of Salem. It contains a Baptist and a Methodist church,several stores, and about 800 inhabitants. Ship-building is carriedon here to a consider
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