Stirling is an

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located within Long Hill Township in Morris County,

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, United States. The area is served as

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ZIP Code 07980. The

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

train station is located along the Gladstone Branch of the

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. As of the

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, the population for

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(ZCTA) 07980 was 2,499.

Demographics

History

Stirling was settled in 1740. A manufacturing and residential community was developed in the area of the railroad in the decades after the Civil War. It was named by Fred Simpson Winston who purchased about of land in the area for development. He named the area after

William Alexander, Lord Stirling William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling (1726 – 15 January 1783), was a Scottish-American major general during the American Revolutionary War. He was considered male heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish lin ...

, an

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General who had owned of land lying on both sides of the Passaic River. The Assyrian National School Association was established in Stirling, New Jersey in 1899 by Assyrian immigrants from

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, Turkey.

Education

Stirling is home to Central Middle School, which is one of the four schools in the

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. Central Middle School educates students from grades 6–8. St. Vincent de Paul School was a Catholic school in Stirling that operated under the auspices of the

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. The school closed in June 2016 in the wake of declining enrollment and financial challenges. The school was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2012.

Notable people

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

George Estock George John Estock (November 2, 1924 – November 7, 2010) was an American professional baseball pitcher who spent one season () of his 13-year career in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves. Born in Stirling, New Jersey, he threw and ba ...

(1924–2010), MLB pitcher who played for the Boston Braves in 1951.Staff
"George John Estock Jr."
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'', November 10, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015. "George John Estock Sr., 86, formerly of Claymont, DE, passed away at home on Sunday, November 7, 2010. He was born in Stirling, NJ to the late John and Anna Estock and was a 1942 graduate of Harding High School."

References

External links

Longhill Township HistoryLord Stirling's Legacy and his grand Stirling Manor
{{Morris County, New Jersey Long Hill Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Morris County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey