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

Native Americans in the Archaic Period

Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007

1. Native Americans in the Archaic Period Marker

Inscription. Native Americans in the Archaic Period gather plants, hunt game, and catch fish with increasing skill and better tools.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 40° 11.887′ N, 74° 45.496′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in South Trenton. It is on Lamberton Street north of New Jersey Route 29, on the left when traveling north. 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: c. 3,000 – 10,000 Years Ago (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); William Trent of Trent’s Town (here, next to this marker); Warming climate and rising sea levels (here, next to this marker); Paleo-Indians (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Paleo-Indians (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2022, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 15, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.