Tennent, New Jersey

Tennent is an unincorporated community located within Manalapan Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Considered to be the historic center of Manalapan Township, Tennent is home to the Old Tennent Church and Old Tennent Cemetery. William Tennent (the church and area's namesake) served as pastor at the church for over 40 years.[3] Tennent was also the center of a historic community of African Americans dating back to the early nineteenth century.[4] The location of Tennent is located at the modern intersection of County Route 522 and Tennent Road (CR 3) and is near the limits of Monmouth Battlefield State Park.[5]

Tennent, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Undated photo of Old Tennent Church
Tennent, New Jersey
Location of Tennent in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Tennent, New Jersey
Tennent, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Tennent, New Jersey
Tennent, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°16′46″N 74°20′04″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipManalapan
Named forWilliam Tennent
Elevation
[1]
89 ft (27 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)732/848
GNIS feature ID881132[1]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Tennent include:

Nearby historic communities

References
  1. "Tennent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 6, 2015.
  3. Randall Gabrielan (1998). Monmouth County, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-6220-3. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  4. Walter Greason (2010). The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-992-4. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  5. Google (November 22, 2015). "Aerial view of Tennent" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  6. Herron, Elizabeth; and Warnock-Weiner, Nancy. "Inventory to the Records of the Rutgers University Office of the Secretary (Carl Raymond Woodward), 1928-1943", Rutgers University, May 2002. Accessed February 2, 2022. "Dr. Carl Raymond Woodward was born July 20, 1890, in Tennent, New Jersey. He attended Freehold High School in New Jersey, graduating in 1906."


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.