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The Lord Stirling Manor Site is a historic site located at 96 Lord Stirling Road in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. It was the property of the American General William Alexander, Lord Stirling. It is now part of Lord Stirling Park.
Southeast of Basking Ridge at 96 Lord Stirling Road 40°41′39″N 74°31′50″W / 40.694167°N 74.530556°W / 40.694167; -74.530556 ( Lord Stirling Manor Basking Ridge
During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the Somerset County Militia under William Alexander, Lord Stirling. He later was elected to United States House of Representatives for the 1799–1801 term. In 1810, he moved to Trenton, New Jersey. The house was expanded with a one and one-half story wing with Federal style. [3] [4]
Basking Ridge was originally settled in the 1720s by British Presbyterians escaping religious persecution. The land was bought from the Lenape Native Americans. [12]Bernards Township was officially chartered on May 21, 1760, granted by King George II and granted to Sir Francis Bernard, first governor of the noted section which includes Basking Ridge.
Stirling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. [6] The area is served by the U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 07980.
The Somerset Hills is the northern region of Somerset County, New Jersey including the townships of Bedminster, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills boro, and Peapack & Gladstone.
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