Editing Allentown, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Allentown, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Allentown include:

* [[Doc Imlay]] (1889–1948), [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in nine games during the [[1913 Philadelphia Phillies season]]<ref>[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a6e9f9b7 Doc Imlay], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed October 27, 2017.</ref>
* [[William Longstreet]] (1759–1814), inventor who designed an improved [[cotton gin]], a portable [[sawmill]], and builder of a small [[steamboat]] that worked on the [[Savannah River]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Tom McCarthy (broadcaster)|Tom McCarthy]] (born 1968), TV announcer for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185811/http://www.wfan.com/pages/119291.php?contentType=4&contentId=234584 Tom McCarthy], [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 27, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007. "A 1986 graduate of Brick Memorial High School and a 1990 graduate of TCNJ, Tom and his wife Meg have four children: Patrick (10), Tommy (8), Maggie (5) and Kerri (3), and live in Allentown, NJ."</ref>
* [[Linda K. Meirs]] (1884–1972), American Red Cross and Army nurse during World War I who was one of the first six American recipients of the [[Florence Nightingale Medal]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27270593/linda_k_meirs_2002/ "Historically Speaking: Linda Konover Meirs 1884-1972 Part Five"], ''Messenger-Press'', March 28, 2002. Accessed July 9, 2019. "Melinda Konover Meirs was born in Cream Ridge on June 5, 1884.... She lived in Cream Ridge during World War II, and would use her sugar ration to make cookies for the GIs, whom she considered 'her boys.'"</ref>
* [[George Middleton (New Jersey)|George Middleton]] (1800–1888), represented [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] from 1863 to 1865<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000697 George Middleton], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 18, 2007.</ref>
* [[John B. Montgomery]] (1794–1872), [[United States Navy]] officer during the [[American Civil War]], who later commanded the [[Pacific Squadron]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[William A. Newell]] (1817–1901), physician and politician<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000066 William Augustus Newell], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed April 11, 2007.</ref>
* [[George R. Robbins]] (1814–1875), politician who represented [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1855 to 1859<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000300 George Robbins Robbins], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 25, 2007.</ref>
* [[Warren Lincoln Rogers]] (1877–1938), bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Ohio]] from 1930 to 1938<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp134838/warren-lincoln-rogers Warren Lincoln Rogers], [[National Portrait Gallery, London]]. Accessed November 15, 2020. "Warren Lincoln Rogers (14 Nov. 1877-6 Nov. 1938), bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio (1925-30) and fifth bishop (1930-38), was born in Allentown, N.J., son of Samuel Hartshorne and Josephine (Lincoln) Rogers."</ref>
* [[Billy Schuler]] (born 1990), [[association football|soccer]] player for the [[Carolina RailHawks]] in the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]]<ref>[http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205530606 Billy Schuler], [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer]]. Accessed August 11, 2016. "Hometown: Allentown, N.J.... Played prep soccer at The Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://archive.centraljersey.com/2011/12/29/ex-peddie-standout-is-finalist-for-college-soccers-highest-honor/#gsc.tab=0 "Ex-Peddie standout is finalist for college soccer's highest honor"], ''Examiner'', December 29, 2011. Accessed March 28, 2024. "Allentown’s Billy Schuler, who starred at the Peddie School before going on to the University of North Carolina, is one of three finalists for the Hermann Trophy, which is the highest award for a college soccer player."</ref>