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

New Jersey State Museum

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 15, 2022

1. New Jersey State Museum Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1897, the State Museum collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits over a wide range of subjects – from fossils to fine art, native American tools to the finest silver, quilts to comets and prehistory to the future. A planetarium and auditorium round out the museum complex.

Erected 2004 by City of Trenton, New Jersey.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 40° 13.282′ N, 74° 45.968′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Warren Street (U.S. 206) and West Hanover Street, on the right when traveling south on North Warren Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 N Warren St, Trenton NJ 08608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey

and in Greater Princeton.

It is also in the American

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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: New Jersey State House (here, next to this marker); Old Barracks (here, next to this marker); Old Masonic Lodge (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Higbee Street School (here, next to this marker); St. Michael's Episcopal Church (a few steps from this marker); Trenton Public Library (a few steps from this marker); Friends Meeting House (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

View of plaza from above. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gary Nigh, December 2007

2. View of plaza from above.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2022, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 17, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 4, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.