Downtown in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Barracks
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 27, 2010
1. Old Barracks Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 13.189′ N, 74° 46.101′ W. Marker was in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It was in Downtown. It was on Barracks Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the entrance to the Old Barracks Museum. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08608, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Central Jersey and in Greater Princeton. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Beulah A. Oliphant (here, next to this marker); Old Barracks Museum (here, next to this marker); Washington Elm (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Old Barracks (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaac Harrows Plating and Blade Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); General Zebulon Montgomery Pike
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Also see . . .
1. Old Barracks Museum website. (Submitted on February 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Battle of Trenton. Account of the battle from the AmericanRevolution.org website. (Submitted on February 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. The Battle of Trenton. A British perspective of the battle from BriishBattles.com. (Submitted on February 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 27, 2010
2. Marker at the Old Barracks
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 27, 2010
3. Marker on Barracks Street in Trenton
Marker can be seen here on the fence to the left of the entrance of the Old Barracks Museum.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 27, 2010
4. Old Barracks Museum
Hessian Commander Col. Johann Rall and his men were quartered in these barracks when George Washington and the Continental army attacked on December 26, 1776.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, December 29, 2012
5. Battle of Trenton
American troops at the start of the Battle of Trenton.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,359 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 27, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on December 29, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
