Place:Shiloh, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

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NameShiloh
Alt namesCohanseysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34006745
Shiloahsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34006745
TypeBorough
Coordinates39.458°N 75.297°W
Located inCumberland, New Jersey, United States
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Shiloh is a borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 516,[1][2][3] reflecting a decline of 18 (-3.4%) from the 534 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 126 (+30.9%) from the 408 counted in the 1990 Census.

Shiloh was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1929, from portions of Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 16, 1929. The borough was named for the Civil War Battle of Shiloh.

It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold, though alcohol is available at the winery in the borough.

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History

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The settlement of Shiloh was founded in 1705 by Robert Ayars. He brought over 2,000 Seventh Day Baptists from Rhode Island to be free of religious persecution. Known as Cohansey Crossing when a church was formed in the area in 1737, the name Shiloh was adopted in 1771.

When Cumberland County, New Jersey was formed in 1748, the community of Shiloh was divided between Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township.

As part of a political battle over the site of the county seat for Cumberland County, Columbia Township was formed on March 12, 1844, from portions of Hopewell and Stow Creek Townships; the short-lived municipality included all of present-day Shiloh, in addition to extensive additional land, but all was returned to its original home when Columbia Township was dissolved on March 11, 1845, surviving as an independent municipality for a day short of one year.[4][5]

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