Editing Mannington Township, New Jersey (section)

== History ==

Mannington Township was first mentioned on May 12, 1701. It had been previously known as East Fenwick Township, which was mentioned on September 3, 1679, though the details of its incorporation are unknown. The township was incorporated by [[New Jersey Legislature]]'s [[Township Act of 1798]] on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's [[The Township Act of 1798|original group of 104 townships]]. A portion of the township was taken in 1878 and annexed by [[Quinton Township, New Jersey|Quinton Township]].<ref name="Story">Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref> The township's name derives from the [[Lenape]] deity, variously spelled as ''Maneto'' or ''Manito''.<ref>[http://www.manningtontwp.com/ Home Page], Mannington Township. Accessed September 4, 2015. "Mannington is derived from the Native American word Maneto."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=20 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmorris/general_info/indian.htm "Indian Place Names in New Jersey"], from the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration 1938&ndash;1939 Series, Bulletin 12. Accessed September 4, 2015. "Each subtribe of the Lenape kept its own Walam Olum, but all the records began by describing how the great ''Manito'' (god) made the sea, the sky and the earth, and created man and the animals."</ref>

As a [[dry county|dry town]], the sale of alcohol is not legally permitted.<ref>[[New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control]]. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)</ref><ref>Giordano, Rita. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140224024649/http://articles.philly.com/2007-06-24/news/25234867_1_liquor-licenses-quota-licenses-liquor-stores "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.</ref>

Among the oldest buildings are [[Barrett's Plantation House]] and the [[Salem County Insane Asylum]].