Editing Hunterdon County, New Jersey (section)

===20th Century to Present ===
In 1935, Hunterdon County and its county seat, [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]], became the center of worldwide attention as the site of the infamous [[Lindbergh kidnapping]] trial, in which [[Bruno Hauptmann]] was convicted and sentenced to death of the kidnapping and murder of aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s son, Charles Lindbergh Jr. The trial, which lasted five weeks, received sensational media coverage, saw thousands of spectators in attendance, including over 700 reporters and hundreds of communications technicians. This lead to many observers calling it the "[[Trial of the century|Trial of the Century]]" for its era.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Trial of Richard "Bruno" Hauptmann: An Account |url=https://famous-trials.com/hauptmann/1389-home |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=famous-trials.com}}</ref> 

In the 1950s, The first sections of Interstate 78 opened up in the western portions of the county. By 1968, the interstate would be completed through the county, enabling commuters easy access to the metropolitan regions of Northern and Central Jersey via Interstate 287. With real estate values soaring along the 78 corridor, multiple companies began relocating into Hunterdon in search of a more tranquil corporate atmosphere, including [[Merck & Co.|Merck & Co]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[New York Life Insurance Company|New York Life]], [[Chubb Limited|Chubb]], and others. With growing towns and shopping areas, as well as relaxing rural areas, Hunterdon County is a far stretch from the urban areas stereotypically associated with New Jersey. Due to the presence of natural habitats with many homes in wooded settings, Hunterdon County was recently found to have the third highest case rate of Lyme disease out of all counties in the United States.<ref name="Varde">{{cite journal |last= Varde |first= S. |year= 1998 |title= Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis in a rural New Jersey County |journal= Emerging Infectious Diseases |volume= 4 |issue= 1 |pages= 97–99 |doi= 10.3201/eid0401.980113 |pmid= 9452402 |pmc=2627663 }}</ref>