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Mill Hill in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Mercer County Courthouse

 
 
Mercer County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gary Nigh, November 2007
1. Mercer County Courthouse Marker
Inscription. Built on Mill Hill, 1839. Named for General Hugh Mercer who fought at Trenton and died in the Battle of Princeton, 1777. Goodyear vs. Day patent case tried here in 1852. Daniel Webster won for Goodyear. The result was a great impetus to local rubber industry.
 
Erected by Mayor’s Citizens Committee, Trenton, N.J.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndustry & CommercePolitical SubdivisionsWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
 
Location. 40° 12.947′ N, 74° 45.736′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Mill Hill. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street and South Broad Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 South Broad Street, Trenton NJ 08608, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. House of Alexander Douglass (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Church of the Sacred Heart (about 600 feet away); First High School (about 700 feet away); Third Ward Civic Association (about 800 feet away); Jackson Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Second Battle of Trenton
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Mahlon Stacy’s Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill Hill Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.
 
Mercer County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, December 27, 2014
2. Mercer County Courthouse Marker
Mercer County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gary Nigh, November 2007
3. Mercer County Courthouse Marker
Mercer County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, December 27, 2014
4. Mercer County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,571 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey.   2. submitted on December 27, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   3. submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey.   4. submitted on December 27, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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