Mizpah, New Jersey
Mizpah, New Jersey | |
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  Mizpah Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.  Mizpah Mizpah (New Jersey)  Mizpah Mizpah (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′12″N 74°50′09″W / 39.48667°N 74.83583°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Township | Hamilton |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Code | 08342 |
| GNIS feature ID | 878423[1] |
Mizpah is an unincorporated community located within the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[2]
Mizpah was established as a Jewish colony in southern New Jersey and was planned out by a New York firm of cloak makers. It originally had a factory, 30 houses, and about 100 settlers.[3]
Uncle Dewey's is a popular barbecue stand located in Mizpah, along U.S. Route 40.[4]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hamilton Township include:
- Shameka Marshall (born 1983), long jumper who won the gold medal at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.[5]
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)". Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
- ^ Franklin Dye (1901). New Jersey Hand-book. State Board of Agriculture. p. 27. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ Beverly Savage (August 17, 2003). "Where There's Smoke". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Focus: Shameka Marshall", Rutgers University, October 19, 2017. Accessed November 12, 2017 ."Shameka Marshall found herself walking down the hallways of the RAC with her track and field coach James Robinson wondering about the faces that appeared on the wall.... The Mizpah, New Jersey native, however, hesitated about making the leap to college athletics from high school."
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