Fairmount is an unincorporated community located along County Route 517 in Tewksbury Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1][2] The community was first known as Parkersville, named after proprietor James Parker (1725–1797).[3] The southern section of the community is known as Lower Fairmount.[4][5]
Fairmount, New Jersey | |
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 Fairmount Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
  Fairmount Location in Hunterdon County  Fairmount Location in New Jersey  Fairmount Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′37″N 74°46′35″W / 40.72694°N 74.77639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Tewksbury |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876264[1] |
History
editThe first European settlers arrived here c. 1740 and named the area Fox Hill, after a local farmer.[3] The Fairmount Presbyterian Church was founded in 1747 as a German Reformed congregation in a log cabin.[6] The current church was built from 1851 to 1852 with Greek Revival and Shingle styles. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Fairmount was built in 1837.[7] The current Fairmount United Methodist Church was built in 1868 with Romanesque Revival and Italianate styles. A mill was built in the early 1800s on the Rockaway Creek.[5] By the 1880s, Fairmount had two churches, two stores, a sawmill, gristmill, schoolhouse, and the largest tannery in the county.[8]
Historic district
editThe Fairmount Historic District encompassing the community was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, and industry.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fairmount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
- ^ a b Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 188.
- ^ "Lower Fairmount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c Bertland, Dennis N. (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairmount Historic District". National Park Service.
- ^ "A Brief History of our Church". Fairmount Presbyterian Church.
- ^ Snell (1881), p. 482.
- ^ Snell (1881), p. 480.
External links
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Media related to Fairmount, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons- "Fairmount Presbyterian Church". The Historical Marker Database.
