Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lewisville Road

Photographed by Richard Peterson, June 14, 2026

1. Lewisville Road Marker

Inscription.
The earliest community of people of African descent in Lawrence Township formed on Lewisville Road in the 1840’s. Before the Civil War, Black and White residents lived here together. The Mt. Pisgah AME Church, located near this site, formed the center of Black community life for over a century.

Erected by Lawrence Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 40° 17.422′ N, 74° 43.219′ W. Marker is in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is on Lewisville Road half a mile east of Franklin Corner Road, on the left when traveling east. Located at the entrance to Lawrenceville School athletic fields. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 74 Lewisville Road, Lawrence Township NJ 08648, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Princeton Pike (approx. 0.6 miles away); Spring Grove (approx. 0.6 miles away); Maidenhead Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Moore’s Tavern (approx. ¾ mile away); Lawrence House, 1840 (approx. ¾ mile away); First Town Hall

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Johnson Trolley Line (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to the 1761 Brearley House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence Township.

Photographed by Richard Peterson, June 14, 2026

2. Lewisville Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.