A history of Flemington,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Flemington from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before European settlement, the land that comprises Flemington, as was all of Hunterdon County, was the territory of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. In 1712, as part of a land parcel of 9,170 acres (37.1 km2), the Flemington area was acquired by William Penn and Daniel Coxe.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Flemington’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlemington (Village); Flemington …, 1873: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Flemington
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Flemington, decade by decade
1920s
CommonsDETAIL, SOUTHEAST REAR, SHOWING MANSARD-ROOFED TOWER - Will…1933
CommonsFebruary 1963 EAST ELEVATION - John G. Reading House, 151-1…1933
CommonsFebruary 1963 FIRST FLOOR-SLIDING DOOR DIVIDING DOUBLE PARL…1933
CommonsFebruary 1963 SOUTH ELEVATION - John G. Reading House, 151-…1933
CommonsFebruary 1963 STAIR AND HALL FROM EAST-FIRST FLOOR - John G…1933
1990s
1 historic place in Flemington
Flemington has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 550 historic buildings, because Flemington Historic District alone counts 550.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Flemington (Village); Flemington Business Notices (1873) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.