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Williamstown, New Jersey
Williamstown is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located within Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Burlington County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed January 13, 2013.〕〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.〕 As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 15,567.〔
==History==
Before settlement in 1737, Williamstown was inhabited by the Lenni-Lenape tribe of Native Americans, from whom the town derived its original name, "Squankum."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190398/Monroe-all-started-Squankum )〕 The name (Lenape for 'place where evil spirits dwell') was changed to Williamstown when the town's first post office was established, due to postal regulations that prohibited two towns from having the same name and there was an older Squankum located 60 miles northeast. It is generally thought that 'evil spirits' referred to the abundance of mosquitoes in the area, a by-product of the low-lying swamps that characterized the area during that time period. In the early eighteenth century, Richard Penn sold what eventually became Williamstown to his grandson, John Williams, who divided and resold the land in lots to settlers and for whom the town was eventually renamed.〔"A History of Monroe Township" published by the Historic Society of Monroe Township.〕 The town was officially incorporated as Monroe Township in March 1859, with Williamstown as meeting place to vote and have town discussions. A municipal court was established in the Township of Monroe, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948.〔N.J.S.A.2B:12-1, New Jersey Office of Legislative Services.〕 The first school was built in 1750 and stood where the Washington Hotel now stands. The local schools operated on a pay-as-you-go basis until the 1850s and were predominantly church-run. The area built its first high school in 1958.
The population of the town remained small until the early 1830s when the glass industry sprung up (Glassboro, a neighboring town, still bears the name borne of that commercial boom). The first company to form was called Free Will Glass Manufacturing and caused a population surge. The industry thrived until the early 1900s when agricultural businesses began to flourish in the face of the waning glass industry. One notable company, The John Sharp Canning Co., still operates today as Blue Ribbon. The Monroe Township Historical Society was formed as a volunteer organization on October 16, 1974, by Mayor John W. Sharp (of the Canning Company Sharps), dedicated to the preservation of items that reflect the history of Monroe Township.
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