South Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
c. 10,000 12,000 Years Ago
Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007
1. c. 10,000 - 12,000 Years Ago Marker
Erected 2004 by New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Resources.
Location. 40° 11.884′ N, 74° 45.495′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in South Trenton. It can be reached from Lamberton Street (New Jersey Route 29), in the median. This marker is part of South River Walk Park which is built over Route 29. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1068 Lamberton St, Trenton NJ 08611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey and in Greater Princeton. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Paleo-Indians (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Paleo-Indians (here, next to this marker); Warming climate and rising sea levels (here, next to this marker); c. 3,000 10,000 Years Ago (here, next to this marker); Native Americans in the Archaic Period (here, next to this marker); Europeans at the Falls of the Delaware (here, next to this marker); Quakers Lead the Settlement of West Jersey (here, next to this marker); The West Jersey Proprietors Rule (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.
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Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007
2. Pre-17th Century Trenton Timeline
Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007
3. Pre-17th Century Arch at the end of this timeline.
Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007
4. Pre-17th Century Trenton Timeline Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,471 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on February 2, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
