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Fairmount, New Jersey

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and named the area Fox Hill, after a local farmer. The Fairmount Presbyterian Church was founded in 1747 as a German Reformed congregation in a log cabin. The current church was built from 1851 to 1852 with
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styles. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Fairmount was built in 1837. The current Fairmount United Methodist Church was built in 1868 with
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in 1996 for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, and industry.
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Unincorporated communities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey
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Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
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Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US
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Lower Fairmount, New Jersey
Fairmount Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Fairmount Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
Fairmount is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County
Fairmount is located in New Jersey
New Jersey
Fairmount is located in the United States
40°43′37″N 74°46′35″W / 40.72694°N 74.77639°W / 40.72694; -74.77639
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
County
Hunterdon
Township
Tewksbury
GNIS
unincorporated community
County Route 517
Tewksbury Township
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Greek Revival
Shingle
Romanesque Revival
Italianate
Rockaway Creek
Fairmount Historic District

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