Edinburg in West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Edinburg Historic Community
Photographed by Richard Peterson, March 28, 2026
1. Edinburg Historic Community Marker
Like the rest of West Windsor, this area was originally the indigenous Lenni Lenapes territory. A farming hamlet formed here by the mid-1700s along a stagecoach route. Some early families were the Rogers, Mounts, Tindalls, Hutchinsons, and Cubberlys. Initially called Assanpink after the local creek/Lenape tribe, the area was renamed by the mid-1800s, reputedly to honor a popular Scottish local. It may have hosted public meetings before Windsor Township divided into East Windsor and West Windsor in 1797.
Edinburg featured a schoolhouse, hotels, general stores, a post office, blacksmith, foundry, distillery, cider mill, broom factory, wheelwright, cooper, shoe maker, tanyard, basket factories, and more. Mercer County Park, Mercer Lake, and Mercer County Community College were built in the 1970s. Suburban development began in the second half of the 1900s.
Erected 2023 by The Historical Society of West Windsor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 40° 15.525′ N, 74° 36.97′ W. Marker is in West Windsor Township, New Jersey
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mercer County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dutch Neck Historic Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Rogers Family: Roots and Branches (approx. 1.7 miles away); Patterned Brick Farmhouses (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Farm Before the Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Schenck Farmstead Historic Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); Slavery at the Farmstead (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tales of the Rails (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Windsor Township.
Also see . . . Historic Community: Edinburg. History of Edinburg, published by the Historical Society of West Windsor
"Surrounding the crossroads of Edinburg, Windsor, and Old Trenton Roads is one of West Windsor's oldest historic communities. Initially named "Assanpink" - after the indigenous Lenape tribe that frequented this area - Edinburg likely grew as a 1700s-era stagecoach stopover but expanded into an industrial hamlet as well. Today, several of its old buildings remain, near agricultural land has been farmed(Submitted on April 22, 2026, by Historical Society of West Windsor of West Widsor, New Jersey.)for centuries."Photographed by Richard Peterson, March 28, 20262. Edinburg Historic Community Marker with the former Edinburg Hotel in the background
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
