| Springtown, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Cumberland County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Springtown |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Cumberland County; Inset: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greenwich |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 36 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4142°N -75.3317°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 880822 |
Springtown is an unincorporated community in Greenwich Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]
Springtown is located approximately 6miles west of Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Springtown, and the nearby community of Othello, were both founded shortly after the American Revolution by African Americans.[3]
Legislation enacted in 1786 enabled Quakers living in Greenwich Township to sell tracts of land to "free negros". Many African Americans soon located to Springtown, and the community became a center of abolitionist activity. Harriet Tubman frequented Springtown from 1849 to 1853, and the settlement was an important station on the Underground Railroad, with five of Cumberland County's seven "station masters" living there.[4] [5]
The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Springtown offered lodging to fugitive slaves traveling north after leaving Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore.[4]