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Flemington Borough established in 1712        
Elevation: 179 ft
Postal Code:  08822
County: 

Hunterdon County (founded in 1714)
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/
State: New Jersey (called "The Garden State")
Mayor of Flemington: Mr. Austin H. Kutscher, Jr.
 
Borough Website: http://www.flemington.net
Borough Office: 36 Park Avenue,  (908) 782-8840
(908) 782-5770 - Fax: 908-782-0142
Council Meetings: 2nd & 4th Monday of each month at 8:00PM-Borough Hall
Planning Board Meetings: 1st Monday & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM
Board of Adjustment Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of each month at 8:00PM-Borough Hall
   
POPULATION (1990): 4,047
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Flemington became a borough by legislative act in 1910.
In 1919-Mayor Samuel Stothoff addresses Flemington veterans and their
friends in welcome home ceremonies after World War I.
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Flemington, NJ
This borough is the seat of justice of the County and is located very nearly in the
geographic center of Raritan Township. According to Snell "the title to the lands...
was originally held by Daniel Coxe and William Penn, two of the proprietors of the
West Jersey Company". Built principally on a single street, the town contained in 1834
at least four churches, an academy, a Masonic Hall, the County buildings, and about
120 dwellings. The town was named for Samuel Fleming who purchased land here
about 1756 building a tavern on the site - the place becoming known as "Flemings".
A postoffice was established in 1794. (Snell:324; Barber and Howe:250).

 


© Photo by Annick Elzière

 
Flemington Junction, Raritan Township-
This area is located northeasterly of the Borough of Flemington near the South Branch of Raritan River
getting its name because it was a station of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. In 1881, it promised to
"become in time quite a settlement." (Snell:307).
-Compiled by Phyllis B. D'Autrechy of the H.C. Cultural & Heritage Commission-
(1992)-Flemington, New Jersey
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Industry and Commerce:
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"Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee"
-Ben Franklin - As years passed, specilization of labor and trade began with general stores, grain and woolen mills, tanneries and many types of artisan shops. These little centers of trade existed mostly for local commerce but with the coming of rail service about a century ago a more expansive type industry developed. Flemington Cut Glass opened its doors in 1907 by Al Muller, grandfather of bank director George Muller along with Charles McMullen. In 1913 was employing 70 people. It is the oldest manufacturer of glassware in the United States today. Flemington and some of the other towns of the county built locally-owned power plants in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Later, these were taken over by the Jersey Central Power and Light Co.  Turntable Junction's Liberty Village, founded in 1972, employed a range of craft people from gunsmith to weaver-spinner in an 18th Century setting. Potters and many other craftsmen are finding Hunterdon an advantageous location for work and market.  An important early industry of Flemington was the Fulper Pottery, and some of its old kilns are kept today as a non-working reminder at the sales rooms of Stangl Pottery near Turntable Junction. --

Now  TOURISM is the   MAJOR INDUSTRY - A growing Industry in Hunterdon is the Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. plant in Raritan Township, processor and packager of "instant" foods-clean industry in a rural setting. A New Era in Hunterdon's social progress was marked by the opening of the Hunterdon Medical Center in July 1953. New industries are finding it profitable to locate in Hunterdon. Riegel Paper Corporation's Mill at Milford, is the largest of 4 in Hunterdon and Warren county. -
Flemington became widely known in the early 20th century for the manufacture of pottery and cut glass;
one glass company continues to operate.
 
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 Mine Brook Park, Flemington, NJ
©Photo by Annick Elzière
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Mine Brook Park, Flemington, NJ
© Photo by Annick Elzière
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NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
 908-782-3636
FLEMINGTON POLICE  
908-782-3434
RARITAN TOWNSHIP POLICE
908-782-8889
POLICE
911
*FLEMINGTON COMMUNITY POOL
908-782-7313 (club)
 
POST OFFICE
 908-782-2811
COUNTY CLERK
 908-788-1221
*HELPLINE
1-800-272-4630
POISON CONTROL
1-800-764-7661
WOMEN'S CRISIS SERVICES
908-788-4044
NJ CHILD ABUSE
1-800-792-8610
AIDS NETWORK
1-800-262-0733
ALCOHOlIC ANONYMOUS
908-668-1882
NJ DRUG HOTLINE
1-800-225-0196
SENIOR CITIZENS
1-800-792-8820
SOCIAL SECURITY
1-800-772-1213
VETERAN'S FO 
1-800-624-0508
JUVENILE COUNSEL
908-788-6401
PARENTS ANONYMOUS
 1-800-843-5437
PROBATION DEPT
908-788-1155
ELECTIONS H.C.
908-788-1190
BOY SCOUTS 
609-737-9400
HUMAN SERVICES
908-788-1253
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 
908-735-5955
S.P.C.A. SHELTER 
908-782-2811
Flemington  BUSINESS Association 
908-284-8118
HUNTERDON COUNTY LIBRARY
Route 12, Flemington 08822
(908) 788-1444
VEHICLE INSPECTION
908-782-4113
MUNICIPAL COURT
908-782-5770
SEWAGE PLANT
908-782-4554
WATER DEPT
.908-782-8840
ROADS/GARAGE
908-782-1416
PROSECUTOR OFFICE 
908-788-1129
COUNTY CLERKS
908-788-1221
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(908) 788-1110
H.C. LIBRARY (Rt.12)
908-788-1444
CHILD CARE/CATH.CHARITIES 
908-782-7940
CHILDREN'S HOME
908-534-5557
WORK FAMILY CONNECTION 
908-788-8600
Hunterdon County  MEDICAL CENTER
908-788-6100
SOMERSET MEDICAL 
908-685-2200
LINK TRANSPORT
1-800-842-0531
WEST HUNTERDON TRANSIT 
201-783-7500
 
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Phone: 908-782-4121  Fax: 908-782-1474
SPRINT TELEPHONE 
908-555-1212
RCN DIRECT SALES
 1-800-462-2832
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1-800-452-9155
THE ARC 
 908-730-7827
EASTER SEAL 
908-788-7580
LINK TRANSPORT
1-800-872-7245
AGING OFFICE
908-788-1362 
YOUTH SERVICES
908-782-0848
MEALS ON WHEELS
908-735-8332
Flemington Free Public Library
Main Street
(908) 782-5733
BRITESIDE ADULT DAY CARE
.908-782-8080
THE SALVATION ARMY
908-851-9300
COUNSELING SERVICES
908-788-8221 
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-		 The Flemington-Raritan 
First Aid & Rescue Squad 
26 State Route 12 
Flemington, New Jersey 
Non-Emergency: 908-782-6103
 
-  Hunterdon Taxation Board - 1 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822    (908) 788-1173 
-  Hunterdon County jail - 71 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822     (908) 788-1184  
-  Public Defender - 47 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822      (908) 782-1082  
- Flemington DMV office (behind the 5-plex theatre)    Phone: (908) 782-2676
        - Flemington Inspection Station
 Phone: (908) 782-4113 recording    (908) 782-5928 live person
        
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