Lansdowne, New Jersey Explained

Lansdowne, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lansdowne in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hunterdon
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Franklin
Elevation Ft:167
Coordinates:40.6083°N -74.9064°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:877671
Unit Pref:imperial

Lansdowne (also spelled Landsdown or Lansdown) is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1] It was named after Lansdown, England.[2] 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.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Book: Hutchinson . Viola L. . The Origin of New Jersey Place Names . 18 . New Jersey Public Library Commission . May 1945.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79001497}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lansdown ]. National Park Service. C.F.. Brasch . July 23, 1977 . With
  4. Book: Mott . George S. . The First Century of Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey . E. Vosseller . 1878 . 32–35 . Flemington, N J..
  5. Kuhl . John W. . Hunterdon Historical Newsletter . Charles Samuel Stewart (1795–1870), Navy Chaplain . . Spring 2009 . 45 . 2 . 1058–1060.