Mercerville-Hamilton Square in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Monument

Honor Roll

Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, August 14, 2010

1. World War I Monument Marker

Inscription. In honor of the citizens of this vicinity
who served our country in the great
World War of 1914-1918
—————————— H. Dallas Fogg • Foster H. Van Ness • Joseph R. Williams • William P. Conover • Paul H. McKee • Edward C. Seyffert • Robert E. Murphy, Jr. • Charles E. Pritchard • Peter W. Crozer • Fred H. Mount • John R. Dougherty • Leo H. Murphy • C. Olden Davis • John M. Collis • John F. Caswell • Charles L. McCabe • Harold L. Dennis • Percy P. West • Thomas Ewart, Jr. • William H. Chamberlain • George H. Combs • James S. Chamberlin • Otto H. Albrecht • Harvey P. Miller • Edward I. Burke • Oliver H. Cubberley • Joseph F. McCarthy • Howard Robbins • John F. Mealy, Jr. • Samuel K. H. Horner • Raymond E. Southard • Thomas I. Hawley • John B. Redwood • Grace W. Blackwell+

This tablet is dedicated to those who left their daily tasks among us to fight, and die if need be, that freedom may live.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 40° 13.807′ N, 74° 39.665′ W.

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Marker is in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Mercerville-Hamilton Square. It is at the intersection of Nottingham Way and Mercer Street, on the left when traveling east on Nottingham Way. Located in Bernard Foley Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Central Jersey

and in Greater Princeton.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: Hamilton Square Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Route of Washington’s March (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mercer County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Route of Washington’s March (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Rogers Family: Roots and Branches (approx. 2.3 miles

Bernard Foley Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, August 14, 2010

2. Bernard Foley Park

Township of Hamilton
Dedicated to the Honor of Chief Bernard Foley
Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company
Constructed under the Community Development Block Grant Program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mayor John K. Rafferty
Council
John R. Lacy, Jr., Pres. • Frank C. Metzger, V. Pres. • Frederick J. Gmitter • Helen R. McDonald • Donald . Tamutus
1977

away); Patterned Brick Farmhouses (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Farm Before the Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Route of Washington’s March (approx. 2½ miles away).

Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, August 14, 2010

3. World War I Monument Marker

Marker is located on the left side of the stone monument at the US Flag and is not easily visible due to vegetation.
The Bernard Foley Park dedication plaque is seen in the foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,511 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.