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Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the borough's population was 7,122,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 15 (-0.2%) from 7,137 in 2000, which had in turn increased by 436 (+6.5%) from 6,701 in 1990.〔(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 July 19, 2012.〕 Rumson was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1907, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on results of a referendum held on June 18, 1907.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 184. Accessed July 19, 2012.〕〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period'' ), p. 245. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 27, 2015.〕 ==History== Legend has it that the borough's name is derived from early settlers who bought the land from the Native Americans in exchange for some rum. But as far back as 1663, long before the area was officially named Rumson, Native Americans called it "Navarumsunk". Over the years it has been shortened to "Rumson",〔(''History of Rumson 1665-1965'' ), p. 26. The Rumson Improvement Association, 1965Accessed September 27, 2015. "Long before the white man set foot upon the soil of the beautiful 'neck of land' now called Rumson. it was called Navarumsunk by the Indians.... The "rum-some" tale may therefore be relegated as a bit of colorful, but wholly unfounded fiction. Navarumsunk has, by the simplifying process of time and usage, become Rumson."〕 though sources also talk of a Chief Alumson as a source of the name.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 27, 2015.〕 Other names Rumson has been known by include Black Point, Port Washington, and Oceanic.〔(History of Rumson ), Borough of Rumson. Accessed July 19, 2012.〕 Rumson was purchased by English settlers in pieces. The first purchase is dated January 25, 1665, and it included parts of Middletown. The rest of the area was purchased later that year. Rumson is known for its many sprawling turn-of-the-century estates located along the shores of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and along historic Rumson Road, which serves as one of Rumson's main thoroughfares. Rumson's many old estates were built as summer homes for wealthy New York bankers and industrialists. The oldest of Rumson's homes was the Tredwell House, named after a family that summered here for almost 100 years. The oldest part of the house being from 1670 once occupied ; it was the second oldest building in Monmouth County as of June 2006, when it was destroyed by fire.〔(Burning questions ), ''Asbury Park Press'', June 16, 2006.〕 In the 19th century Rumson's summer residents enjoyed many activities, such as swimming and boating in the adjacent Navesink River and the Atlantic Ocean, or taking a wagon ride. In winter, residents used the river for ice boating. Originally a summer colony for wealthy New Yorkers, Rumson has become an upscale suburb of New York City. 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「Rumson, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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