Mill Hill in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mercer County Courthouse

Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007

1. Mercer County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Built on Mill Hill, 1839. Named for General Hugh Mercer who fought at Trenton and died in the Battle of Princeton, 1777. Goodyear vs. Day patent case tried here in 1852. Daniel Webster won for Goodyear. The result was a great impetus to local rubber industry.

Erected by Mayor’s Citizens Committee, Trenton, N.J.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 40° 12.947′ N, 74° 45.736′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Mill Hill. It is at the intersection of Market Street and South Broad Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 South Broad Street, 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: House of Alexander Douglass (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Church of the Sacred Heart (about 600 feet away); First High School (about 700 feet away); Third Ward Civic Association (about 800 feet away); Jackson Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Mahlon Stacy’s Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Second Battle of Trenton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill Hill Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, December 27, 2014

2. Mercer County Courthouse Marker

Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007

3. Mercer County Courthouse Marker

Mercer County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, December 27, 2014

4. Mercer County Courthouse

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 1,815 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 2. submitted on December 27, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on November 27, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 4. submitted on December 27, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.