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Hall Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: (732) 842-3300
80 East River Road
Rumson, New Jersey 07760
All images and content are property of
the Borough of Rumson, New Jersey.
© 2007 Borough of Rumson,
80 East River Road
Rumson, New Jersey 07760
All rights reserved.
Steamship and other historic images shown
here are from Dorn's Classic Images.
© 2006 Dorn's Classic Images.
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IN DEPTH:
SHEEP'S RUN
Among the following are excerpts from ‘Town by Town,
Impressions of Monmouth County’. A Publication from
the Office Of The Monmouth County Clerk.
These insights into Rumson were contributed by George
H. Moss, Jr. Long-time Rumson resident , Rumson Borough
Historian as well as the Monmouth County Historian.
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Historic
Rumson was settled in 1665, as a result of a land
purchase from native Americans. The Lenni-Lenapé,a
tribe within the larger tribe of the Delawares, lived on
the Peninsula and named it Navarumsunk. Throughout the
years that name was shortened and changed to Rumson.
Rumson was officially incorporated as a Borough in 1907.
Rumson is situated on a picturesque peninsula
overlooking the ocean. The Navesink and Shrewsbury
Rivers bound it.
Blessed with this unique location and a natural
beauty, the Rumson Peninsula was obviously an attractive
site. Fortunately, it has retained much of that natural
beauty.
Rumson in earlier times, was known by other names
including Port Washington, Black Point, and Oceanic.
Today the Borough of Rumson consists of 5.2 square
miles. It contains 40 miles of roads including 133
streets and five county roads.
Bingham Hall, the Borough’s historic community
center is used as a meeting place for various Borough
activities, as well as for civic, charitable, and
educational groups. In 2005 Bingham Hall was extensively
renovated and restored, making it a true jewel of the
Borough.
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Image shown here is from Dorn's Classic Images.
© 2006 Dorn's Classic Images. All rights reserved.
For other historic Rumson and Jersey Shore images,
contact Kathy at Dorn's Classic Images (732) 747-9350.
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