Chronological Timeline of Hunterdon Co Events

Date		Event
c 1712		Mill erected around current day Readington Village by Adrian Lane.
11 Mar 1714		Hunterdon Co formed from northern part of Western division of NJ, including part of Burlington Co. Consisted of Amwell, Hopewell, Maidenhead Twps, and unorganized areas.
3 Jun 1719		Trenton Twp first mentioned from Hopewell Twp.
c 1720		First Courthouse and jail for the county was built in the center of Trenton.
2 Mar 1720		Trenton Twp boundary recorded.
c 1729		The first German Lutheran Church erected in NJ was built in what would become Reading Twp.
1730		Bethlehem Twp first mentioned.
15 Jul 1730		Reading Twp formed by Royal Charter from Amwell Twp.
c 1733		Van Horne's Inn built in present day White House.
26 Oct 1731		Lebanon Twp first mentioned from part of Amwell Twp.
c 1738		Dutch Reformed Church of North Branch, Somerset Co moved west to Reading Twp.
15 Mar 1739		Morris Co formed from Hunterdon Co. Morris Co then consisted of what is now Sussex and Warren Cos.
May 1739		First recorded meeting of the Board of Justices and Chosen Freeholders of Hunterdon Co.
1746		Trenton Borough formed by Royal Charter, part being in Hunterdon Co.
1749		First sign of Kingwood Twp from part of Bethlehem Twp.
1750		Trenton Borough Royal Charter surrendered.
1 Mar 1755		Hopewell Twp incorporated by Royal Charter.
11 Mar 1755		Tewksbury Twp first township meeting, formed from Lebanon Twp.
1760		Mill and house of Colonel John Taylor built in far end of what became Potterstown.
5 Mar 1765		Alexandria Twp formed by Royal Charter from Bethlehem Twp.
Mar 1780		An act of the NJ legislature enabled the governing body to meet at the John Ringoes Tavern in Amwell Twp as a convenience to the county inhabitants.
May 1790		The Legislature was petitioned to hold an election to fix a place where a Courthouse and jail should be built for Hunterdon Co.
Oct 1790		An election was held to determine where the county Courthouse and jail should be built. It was determined Flemington.
25 Nov 1790		Trenton City became state capital. (Became state capital before it was formed?! See 13 Nov 1792.)
Summer 1791		Co Courthouse and jail was erected in Flemington.
1792		First record of Freeholders being paid for their services
13 Nov 1792		Trenton City formed and incorporated within Trenton Twp.
21 Feb 1798		Amwell, Bethlehem, Readingtown (from Reading), Alexandria, Tewksbury, Maidenhead, Hopewell, Kingwood, and Trenton Twps incorporated.
May 1813		The Flemington Aqueduct Co erected a trough in front of the Co Courthouse (see summer 1791).
24 Jan 1816		Maidenhead Twp became Lawrence Twp.
13 Feb 1828		Co Courthouse and jail (see summer 1791) was burned. Arson was suspected.
7 May 1828		Cornerstone laid for rebuilding of Co Courthouse and jail on same site (see 13 Feb 1828).
7 May 1829		First Court Session in newly built Co Courthouse (see 7 May 1828).
1831		Part of Trenton City to Trenton Twp.
1832		15 acres of Readington Twp to Tewksbury Twp.
1833		A new Dutch Reformed Church was built in what is now Stanton.
22 Feb 1834		Ewing Twp formed from Trenton Twp.
10 Apr 1837		Trenton City absorbed Trenton Twp.
22 Feb 1838		Lawrence, Ewing, part of Hopewell Twps, and Trenton City set off to Mercer Co.
2 Apr 1838		Delaware and Raritan Twps formed from Amwell Twp. Referendum to form Delaware Twp.
14 Feb 1839		Remainder of Hopewell Twp set off to Mercer Co.
12 Apr 1841		Clinton Twp formed from Lebanon Twp. Referendum to form Clinton Twp.
13 Mar 1844		Tewksbury Twp transferred to Somerset Co. Hopewell Twp, Mercer Co restored to Hunterdon Co.
5 Feb 1845		Hopewell Twp returned to Mercer Co.
14 Feb 1845		Tewksbury Twp, Somerset Co returned to Hunterdon Co.
7 Apr 1845		Franklin Twp formed from Kingwood Twp. Referendum to form Franklin Twp.
6 Apr 1846		Amwell Twp divided into East Amwell and West Amwell Twps. Referendum to create East Amwell and West Amwell Twps.
1847		Railroad came through where White House Station came into being.
1 Mar 1849		Lambertville Town formed from West Amwell Twp.
17 Feb 1853		Union Twp formed from Bethlehem Twp.
1854		Parts of Delaware, Raritan, and West Amwell Twps to East Amwell Twp.
1859		Part of Alexandria Twp went to Bethlehem Twp.
1861		Part of Readington Twp to Tewksbury Twp.
5 Apr 1865		Clinton Town formed within Clinton, Franklin, and Union Twps.
4 Apr 1867		Frenchtown Borough formed from Alexandria Twp.
14 Mar 1870		Flemington Town formed within Raritan Twp.
1871		Part of Tewksbury Twp to Clinton Twp.
29 Mar 1871		High Bridge Twp formed from Clinton and Lebanon Twps.
26 Mar 1872		Lambertville Town became Lambertville City.
13 Apr 1874		Holland Twp formed from Alexandria Twp.
1875		The completion of the train tunnel through the mountain at West Portal
1876		Part of Kingwood Twp to Frenchtown Borough.
4 Mar 1878		Holland Twp restored to Alexandria Twp.
11 Mar 1879		Holland Twp reformed from Alexandria Twp.
1891		Part of Tewksbury Twp to Clinton Twp.
1893		Steam heat replaced the fireplaces in the Co Courthouse (see May 1828)
1894		Electricity replaced gas as the power source for the Co Courthouse (see May 1828).
11 Jun 1894		Flemington Town became Flemington Village.
1895		Clinton Town set off from Clinton, Franklin, and Union Twps.
19 Feb 1895		Referendum to form Junction Borough.
20 Feb 1895		Junction Borough formed from Lebanon and Bethlehem Twps.
1896		Part of Delaware Twp to West Amwell Twp.
1897		Parts of Delaware, Raritan, and West Amwell Twps to East Amwell Twp.
24 Feb 1898		High Bridge Twp reorganized as a Borough with parts of twp going to Clinton and Lebanon Twps.
14 Apr 1898		Stockton Borough formed from Delaware Twp.
1901		The Flemington Women's Club installed the present day granite drinking fountain at the Co Courthouse (see May 1828).
30 Mar 1905		Bloomsbury Borough formed from Bethlehem Twp.
Mar 1907		Governor Stokes signed a bill outlawing hanging in NJ as the penalty for first degree murder, substituting electrocution.
Apr 1907		A jury found John Schuyler guilty of first degree murder committed in Jan 1907. Schuyler was sentenced to die by hanging 28 Jun 1907 in Flemington. The execution was stayed (see Mar 1907) and later commuted on appeal.
11 Feb 1909		Junction Borough renamed Hampton Borough by a Resolution of Council.
7 Apr 1910		Flemington Village became Flemington Borough and separated from Raritan Twp.
26 Apr 1910		Referendum to create Flemington Borough separate from Raritan Twp.
15 Apr 1911		Milford Borough formed from Holland Twp.
8 May 1911		Referendum to form Milford Borough.
2 Apr 1918		Califon Borough formed from Tewksbury and Lebanon Twps.
26 Mar 1919		Glen Gardner Borough formed from Lebanon and Bethlehem Twps.
22 Apr 1919		Referendum to form Glen Gardner Borough.
1925		Jail enlarged (see May 1828).
13 Mar 1925		Incorporation of Milford Borough confirmed.
26 Mar 1926		Lebanon Borough formed from Clinton Twp.
20 Apr 1926		Referendum to form Lebanon Borough.
1931		Part of Glen Gardner Borough and Bethlehem Twp to Hampton Borough. Part of Union Twp to Clinton Town.
27 Apr 1931		Incorporation of Flemington Borough confirmed.
Jan 1935		Bruno Hauptmann tried for the crime of the fatal kidnapping of the son of Colonel Charles Lindbergh.
1954		Boundary between East Amwell and West Amwell Twps clarified.
1962		Part of Clinton Twp to Lebanon Borough.
17 Dec 1965		Tewksbury Twp boundary with Branchburg Twp, Somerset Co clarified.

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