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Site of the Golden Swan

 
 
Site of the Golden Swan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2020
1. Site of the Golden Swan Marker
Inscription. Built about 1815. An inn 1826–1857. “The Daily True American” published by the Naar family 1857–1872. Subsequently housed various industrial and commercial activities.
 
Erected by Trenton Bicentennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
 
Location. 40° 13.158′ N, 74° 45.975′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of West Front Street and South Warren Street, on the right when traveling east on West Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08608, 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: Site of the 1776 Hunterdon County Court House and Gaol (within shouting distance of this marker); In Loving Memory of Fire Fighters (within shouting distance of this marker); The Signing of the Ratification of the Constitution (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Many Meetings During the Revolutionary War (about 400 feet away); Abraham Hunt House (about 400 feet away); First Professional Basketball Game
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(about 400 feet away); First Synagogue (about 400 feet away); Government House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.
 
Site of the Golden Swan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2020
2. Site of the Golden Swan Marker
Golden Swan Building in 1880s image. Click for full size.
3. Golden Swan Building in 1880s
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,664 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026