Editing Stow Creek Township, New Jersey (section)

==History==
Stow Creek dates back to January 19, 1748, when it was formed as one of six precincts in the newly created Cumberland County. It was formally incorporated as a township on February 21, 1798.<ref name=Story/>

As part of a political battle over the site of the county seat for Cumberland County, [[Columbia Township, New Jersey|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.<ref name=Story/><ref>[https://shilohborough.com/community/about-shiloh/ About Shiloh], Borough of Shiloh. Accessed November 1, 2019. "In 1837, to settle a tie on the Board of Freeholders as to whether to move the county seat from Bridgeton to Millville, a new municipality called Columbia Township was formed in Shiloh. The new Columbia Freeholder voted to keep the county seat in Bridgeton and the community of Shiloh was again split into Hopewell and Stow Creek."</ref>

The spelling of the township's name was changed from "Stoe Creek" to "Stow Creek" on October 1, 1924.<ref>[https://stowcreektwp.org/about-us/ About Us], Stow Creek Township. Accessed November 1, 2019. "On October 1, 1924, the New Jersey Legislature officially changed the name of the township from 'Stoe Creek' to 'Stow Creek'."</ref>

On April 9, 1929, portions of the township were taken to create [[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh]]. On October 1, 1924, the [[New Jersey Legislature]] officially changed the name of the township from "Stoe Creek" to "Stow Creek", though it is unclear when "Stow" had become "Stoe".<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. 122. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>

The township's name is shared with the [[Stow Creek (New Jersey)|Stow Creek]], a tributary of the [[Delaware River]].