Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
17th Century Trenton Timeline
By Gary Nigh, November 2007
1. 17th Century Trenton Timeline Marker
(see the individual stones photographed below)Erected 2004 by New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era.
Location. 40° 11.895′ N, 74° 45.502′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. Marker can be reached from New Jersey Route 29. This marker is part of South River Walk Park which is built over Route 29. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 18th Century Trenton Timeline (here, next to this marker); From Federal City to State Capital (a few steps from this marker); Slavery – An “Odious and Disgraceful” Practice (a few steps from this marker); The Battles of Trenton, Turning Point of the Revolution (a few steps from this marker); Trenton’s Early Houses of Worship (a few steps from this marker); Native Americans Exchange Furs for European Goods (a few steps from this marker); What happened to the Lenape?
By Gary Nigh, November 2007
2. 17th Century Arch at the end of this timeline.
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3. 17th Century Trenton Timeline Marker
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4. 1609
While searching for a sea route to Asia, Henry Hudson enters the mouth of the Delaware Bay
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5. 1623
The States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands grant the Dutch West India Company a North American colony (New Netherland) including all of present New Jersey
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6. 1624
The Dutch West India Company establishes a short-lived trading post on Burlington Island
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7. 1637
The New Sweden Company competes with the Dutch for control of trade in the Delaware Valley
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8. 1638
Swedish settlers arrive in the Delaware Bay aboard the ships Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip and begin the colony of New Sweden
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9. 1644
Swedes control trade and settlement in the Middle Delaware Valley
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10. 1655
The Dutch capture New Sweden and absorb the Delaware Valley within New Netherland
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11. 1664
The English capture New Netherland, and King Charles II’s brother – James, Duke of York grants New Jersey to Sir George Carteret and John, Lord Berkeley
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12. 1673
The Dutch regain control of the Lower Delaware Valley for one year before it is recaptured by the English
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13. 1674
Seeking refuge from religious persecution in England, Quakers John Fenwick and Edward Byllynge buy West New Jersey from John, Lord Berkeley
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14. 1676
Proprietors John Eldridge, Gawen Lawrie, Nicholas Lucas, William Penn and Edward Warner organize to govern the province of West New Jersey
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15. 1677
Quaker settlers purchasing land rights from the Proprietors, arrive at Burlington aboard the Kent
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16. 1679
Mahlon Stacy builds one of the first gristmills in the Delaware Valley on the Assunpink Creek
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17. c. 1680
A cluster of houses built near the Falls of the Delaware becomes the forerunner of modern Trenton
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18. 1682
William Penn begins construction of his house at Pennsbury Manor roughly five miles below the Falls of the Delaware
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19. 1683
A Quaker monthly meeting convenes for the first time at the Falls of the Delaware in the house of William Biles near present day Morrisville
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20. 1685
The Society of Friends establishes a Quaker burying plot in what is today Riverview Cemetery
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21. 1688
Nottingham Township becomes the first municipal entity to encompass portions of the land that comprises modern day Trenton
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22. c. 1690
The road between Philadelphia and New York crosses the Delaware River at the Falls via ford or ferry
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23. 1692
Floods destroy many of the homes at the Falls of the Delaware
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24. 1694
Burlington County establishes its boundaries and includes the Falls of the Delaware within its jurisdiction
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,622 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on February 2, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. submitted on December 15, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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