About this city
Also known as: Home of the Trial of the Century
Flemington is an historic, exceptionally picturesque borough serving as the county seat of Hunterdon County, beautifully nestled within the rolling, affluent agricultural valleys of west-central New Jersey. Formally established in the mid-18th century, the town long flourished as a prosperous agricultural market node and trading center settled by industrious German and English immigrant pioneering families. Flemington achieved monumental global legal folklore prominence in 1935 when the historic Hunterdon County Courthouse served as the exact theater for the 'Trial of the Century'—the sensational kidnapping trial of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh's baby. Today, the borough masterfully preserves an immaculate downtown listed on the National Register of Historic Places, blending its rich colonial heritage and Greek Revival brick architecture with artisan boutiques.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Tour the historic 1828 courtroom where the Lindbergh kidnapping 'Trial of the Century' occurred, view the world's largest operating HO-gauge model railroad empire at Northlandz, shop for artisanal crafts at local historic pottery buildings, and photograph grand Victorian facades along Main Street.
