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]
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
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
See also: Category:People from Manalapan Township, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Tennent include:
Carl R. Woodward (1890–1974), educator and college administrator who served from 1951 to 1958 as the first president of the University of Rhode Island.[6]
References
"Tennent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 6, 2015.
Randall Gabrielan (1998). Monmouth County, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN0-7385-6220-3. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
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