Marshalltown, New Jersey
Populated place in Salem County, New Jersey, US
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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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Mt. Zion African Union Methodist Protestant Church | |
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| Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 75°27′12″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Township | Mannington |
| Named after | Thomas Marshall |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 878149[1] |
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
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]