Country United States County Somerset Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Local time Saturday 9:40 PM | State New Jersey Township Bedminster GNIS feature ID 877657 | |
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Lamington is an unincorporated community located within Bedminster Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It contains the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the Lamington Black Cemetery.
Contents
- Map of Lamington Bedminster Township NJ 07921 USA
- The name
- The church
- National Register of Historic Places
- Notable people
- References
Map of Lamington, Bedminster Township, NJ 07921, USA
The name
"Lamington" is a corruption of the Native American word for the nearby stream, the "Allemetunck" or the "Loamatong". Its name means "the place within the hills" or "the place of paint clay." There are 113 recorded variations on the spelling of Lamington, including "Alamatunk," "Lametunk" and "Lamberton."
The church
The Lamington Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1740. Church membership included Scots-Irish Presbyterians, Dutch and German settlers, tenant-farmers, large and small landowners, lawyers, teachers, millers, weavers, tailors, other craftsmen and workmen, slaves and freed blacks.
National Register of Historic Places
The Lamington Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as district #84002802.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lamington include:
Notable burials: