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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Hunterdon |government_footnotes = 〔〔 |government_type = Borough |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Warren E. Cooper (term ends December 31, 2015)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 11, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Clerk |leader_name1 = Brenda S. Shepherd〔(List of Departments ), Frenchtown, NJ. Accessed November 14, 2012.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = April 4, 1867 |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 3.524 |area_land_km2 = 3.271 |area_water_km2 = 0.253 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.361 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.263 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.098 |area_water_percent = 7.17 |area_rank = 465th of 566 in state 19th of 26 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Frenchtown borough, Hunterdon County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Frenchtown borough ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed November 14, 2012.〕 |population_total = 1373 |population_rank = 521st of 566 in state 21st of 26 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 1087.2 |population_density_rank = 371st of 566 in state 8th of 26 in county〔 |population_est = 1394 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 220 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 40.531218 |longd = -75.051368 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08825〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Frenchtown, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed November 14, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed August 21, 2013.〕 |area_code = 908〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Frenchtown, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed February 17, 2015.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3401925350〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 28, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0885227〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Frenchtown is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,373,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 115 (-7.7%) from the 1,488 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 40 (-2.6%) from the 1,528 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed November 14, 2012.〕 Frenchtown is located along the banks of the Delaware River on the Hunterdon Plateau. Various names have been applied to this settlement, after the many ferry operators residing on both sides of the river. The community had variously been known as Alexandria Ville, Sunbeam and Frenchtown over the years. The Borough was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1867, from portions of Alexandria Township. Additional territory was acquired from Kingwood Township in 1876.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 155. Accessed August 21, 2013.〕 The first bridge across the Delaware at Frenchtown was a six-span covered wooden bridge built in 1841 on the five piers that still stand today, and the community became a gateway to Pennsylvania. The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge, a free Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridge over the Delaware River connects Frenchtown to Uhlerstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.〔(Uhlerstown-Frenchtown bridge ), Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Accessed June 2, 2008.〕 ==History== In 1757, three joint owners of a tract purchased from the West Jersey Land Society began laying out streets and building lots at Calvin's Ferry. The developing town was to be called "Alexandria" in honor of William Alexander, Lord Stirling, one of the three owners.〔(The Alexandrian Era ), Frenchtowner.com. Accessed February 20, 2013. "In 1744, James Alexander purchased 10,000 acres in and around Frenchtown NJ. In 1757, William Alexander and two partners planned out the streets and building lots of our village."〕 In 1776, the three sold the settlement to Thomas Lowrey, a Flemington speculator. In 1794, Lowrey sold the tract to Paul Henri Mallet-Prevost, a Swiss fugitive from the French Revolution. He and other early settlers were French speaking, leading some to begin calling the place "Frenchtown."〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.〕〔Herman, Jennifer (''New Jersey Encyclopedia'' ), p. 279. State History Publications, 2008. ISBN 9781878592446. Accessed August 31, 2015.〕 The town grew substantially in the next four decades. A trade in grain and other farm products developed. Boatmen and river men helped fuel Frenchtown's growth through their buying of cargo and food, and hiring of pilots. In the years after Henri Mallet-Prevost's death, his sons sold off portions of their property; no longer was the town privately owned. The arrival of the Belvidere Delaware Railroad in 1853 sparked continued growth in Frenchtown. Steam-powered industry became widely developed, and by the 1860s, mills were being converted into larger factories. Around the same time, the town had three major hotels, The Lower Hotel (Present day Frenchtown Inn), The Middle Hotel (no longer existing), and the Upper Hotel (The National Hotel). In 1889, Britton Brothers Big Brick Store, which sold a variety of goods, opened on Bridge Street. In the early 20th century, growth was spurred by the arrival of Frenchtown Porcelain Works, the establishment of the Milford plant of the Warren Paper Company, and the rise of the poultry industry.〔Friends of the Frenchtown Library. ''The Growth of Frenchtown.''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frenchtown, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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