Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Historic house Lansdown | |
![]() ![]() Lansdowne, New Jersey Location of Lansdowne in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 74°54′23″W / 40.60833°N 74.90639°WCoordinates: 40°36′30″N 74°54′23″W / 40.60833°N 74.90639°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Hunterdon |
Township | Franklin |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 877671[1] |
Lansdowne (also spelled Landsdown or Lansdown) is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] It was named after Lansdown, England.[3] Judge Samuel Johnston (1706–1785) owned a large estate here. Charles Stewart (1729–1800) married Mary Oakley Johnston (d. 1771), daughter of the judge, and lived in the mansion built here, Lansdown, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Lansdowne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. (May 1945). The Origin of New Jersey Place Names (PDF). New Jersey Public Library Commission. p. 18.
- ^ Brasch, C.F. (July 23, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lansdown". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
- ^ Mott, George S. (1878). The First Century of Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey. Flemington, N J.: E. Vosseller. pp. 32–35.
- ^ Kuhl, John W. (Spring 2009). "Charles Samuel Stewart (1795–1870), Navy Chaplain" (PDF). Hunterdon Historical Newsletter. Hunterdon County Historical Society. 45 (2): 1058–1060.
External links[]
Media related to Lansdowne, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey geography stubs