Friesburg, New Jersey

Friesburg, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Philip Fries House, listed on the NRHP
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Coordinates: 39°32′41″N 75°17′21″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Salem
Township	Alloway
Founded	1748
Named for	Jacob Fries
Elevation [1]	108 ft (33 m)
GNIS feature ID	876535[1]

Friesburg is an unincorporated community located within Alloway Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] It was founded in 1748 and previously contained a post office, creamery, general store, sawmill, and blacksmith.^[3]

Friesburg is named after Jacob Fries who donated the land for the site of the Emanuel Lutheran Church, and who is also buried on the grounds.^[3][4][5]

References

1. "Friesburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2015.
3. Place Names of Salem County N.J., West Jersey History Project
4. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names
5. Emanuel Lutheran Church