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===20th century=== On February 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington found [[Richard Hauptmann|Bruno Richard Hauptmann]] guilty of the [[Lindbergh kidnapping|kidnapping and murder]] of [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s baby boy.<ref>The Learning Network. [http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/feb-13-1935-lindbergh-baby-kidnapper-found-guilty-of-murder/ "Feb. 13, 1935 | Lindbergh Baby Kidnapper Found Guilty of Murder"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 2012. Accessed July 10, 2014. "On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnapping-death of the infant son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Lindbergh."</ref> The [[Union Hotel (Flemington, New Jersey)|Union Hotel]], opposite the courthouse in which this trial took place, housed several journalists reporting on the event. In the 1980s, Flemington became home to Liberty Village, the first outlet mall in the United States; by 2023, Liberty Village set empty, awaiting demolition and redevelopment.<ref>Furst, Camille. [https://www.nj.com/news/2022/12/farewell-liberty-village-nations-oldest-outlet-mall-is-a-ghost-town-in-final-shopping-days.html "Farewell, Liberty Village: Nation's oldest outlet mall is a 'ghost town' in final shopping days"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 28, 2022. Accessed May 20, 2024. "For decades, the beloved brick walkways winding through the outlets at Liberty Village in Hunterdon County were a destination for shoppers in the days leading up to Christmas and Hanukkah. The outdoor mall β founded as the nation's first major outlet center in the 1980s β drew shoppers from around New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York."</ref> From 1992 through 1995, the speedway hosted the [[Race of Champions (modified racing)|Race of Champions]], a race for modified racers.<ref>[http://raceofchampions.net/ROC-Weekend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162642/http://raceofchampions.net/ROC-Weekend|date=July 14, 2014}}, Race of Champions. Accessed July 10, 2014.</ref> The speedway hosted a [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series|Craftsman Truck Series]] race from 1995 to 1998. In 2003, the County Fair adopted a new name, the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair, and moved to the South County Park in [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]].
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