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Шаблон:Infobox settlement 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]

History

The first European settlers arrived here Шаблон:Circa 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.Шаблон:Sfnp 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.Шаблон:Sfnp

Historic district

The 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

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External links

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