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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mercer County, New Jersey
Adjacent to Mercer County, New Jersey
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| | The lower right-hand of this building is an ice house, which probably dates to the 18th century. Ice was harvested from the pond on the Morven property. In the mid-19th century, Commodore Robert F. Stockton enlarged the structure for use as a wash . . . — — Map (db m10487) HM |
| | The wing housing the kitchen and service quarters is the oldest part of the house, built by Richard Stockton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife, Annis, in the mid-18th century. It was raised in height in the mid-19th century. . . . — — Map (db m10488) HM |
| | Across these fields in the early light of the third of January 1777, Washington’s Continentals defeated British Regulars for the first time in the long struggle for American Independence.
In the memorial grove beyond you, those who fell in the . . . — — Map (db m149804) HM |
| | In 1772, Thomas Clarke, a Quaker farmer purchased 200 acres of land from his brother William. The land, then part of West Windsor, had been in the Clarke family since 1696. Thomas replaced an existing structure with the main house that stands today. . . . — — Map (db m149800) HM |
| | After Bayard Stockton died in 1928, Robert Wood Johnson, head of Johnson & Johnson, rented Morven. He used it as a comfortable suburban retreat, keeping horses in the stable and adding recreational facilities. In 1939, he had plans drawn up for . . . — — Map (db m62295) HM |
| | Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail www.w3r-us.org — — Map (db m62296) HM |
| | Walter Cope, FAIA Oct. 1, 1860 Oct. 31, 1902 John Stewardson, FAIA Mar. 21, 1856 Jan. 6, 1896 --------------- Architects of Blair Hall, Little Hall and the University Gymnasium. Masters in their Art and an Uplifting Influence in the development . . . — — Map (db m62344) HM |
| | < No Further Inscription > — — Map (db m64123) HM |
| | By this route Washington with his army retired to Morristown after his victory at Princeton January – 1777 -------------- Erected by the D-A-R — — Map (db m62287) HM |
| | General George Washington and his soldiers paused to drink water from a nearby spring after the Battle of Princeton on January 3rd 1777. — — Map (db m64120) HM |
| | The Institute Lands are a cherished 589-acre tract of woods and farmlands known for their natural beauty and historical significance. These graceful woods and fields form a key link in a network of preserved open space between the Stony . . . — — Map (db m64234) HM |
| | Route of Washington’s march by night from Trenton to Princeton and victory January 3, 1777 — — Map (db m4265) HM |
| | This plaque is to honor New Jersey's paratroopers and to commemorate the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon which trained here during the summer of 1940. This training was the beginning of the elite military paratrooper units, including the 82nd . . . — — Map (db m21981) HM |
| | In 1664, the Duke of York sold New Jersey, or "Nova Caesaria" to Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret.
East Jersey: Carteret's Trustees sold a "Half" in 1682 to twelve associates, thereafter proprietors of East Jersey.
West Jersey: Berkley . . . — — Map (db m16862) HM |
| | In commemoration of the two hundredth birthday of George Washington These eagles and this tablet were placed here by the New Jersey Society of the Colonial Dames of America — — Map (db m7275) HM |
| | During Colonial times this was the landing for the ferry to Pennsylvania. The building that was then located here served as a home for the ferryman and a Tavern for those who waited to cross the river. Washington and his Continental Army crossed . . . — — Map (db m24669) HM |
| | To commemorate
the Bicentennial of the birthday of
General George Washington
at this spot hallowed by his stroke
of military genius in the crossing of
the Delaware on Christmas night – 1776
and to remind us
that the triumphs . . . — — Map (db m7276) HM |
| | Road over which
Washington's Army
Began its march to Trenton
December 26 1776 — — Map (db m63691) WM |
| | This tablet is erected by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey to commemorate the Crossing of the Delaware by General Washington and the Continental army on Christmas night of seventeen hundred and seventy six. — — Map (db m7247) HM |
| | At this site before 1748, a ferry was first owned and operated by Garrett Johnson.
It was used to transport the artillery from Pennsylvania to New Jersey the night Washington crossed the Delaware, December 25, 1776. At that time, it was operated . . . — — Map (db m7327) HM |
| | Today, this nature preserve features a quiet woodland trail. In years past, one would have heard the sounds of bustling industry here. From the late 1700s into the 1900s a mill complex operated in this section of Fiddlers Creek. The creek itself was . . . — — Map (db m100685) HM |
| | General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. He commandeered every available boat along the river so . . . — — Map (db m7326) HM |
| | This Spring House was used by the family living at the colonial Ferry House across route 9. The Spring House and the Store Barn facing the Ferry House are the only outbuildings of a once thriving family homestead and tavern. Spring Houses were . . . — — Map (db m61840) HM |
| | “I am determined, as the night is favorable, to cross the River, & make the attack upon Trenton in the Morning.” General George Washington
After a series of defeats in New York in 1776, General George Washington’s Continental . . . — — Map (db m7274) HM |
| | Named for the family of settler Joseph Titus, who established two sawmills and a fishery here in the 1700's, Titusville was a major industrial and transportation center in the mid-19th century. Spurred by the construction of the Delaware and Raritan . . . — — Map (db m35103) HM |
| | General George Washington and 2400 Continental soldiers crossed the icy Delaware River from Pennsylvania and landed at this spot on Christmas night 1776 on their way to attack the British mercenary force of Hessian soldiers at Trenton. The last of . . . — — Map (db m7329) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m7246) HM |
| | Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
this site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m7264) HM |
| | Historically, Lamberton was the loose-knit fishing village and port that extended along the left bank of the Delaware River from Ferry Street to Riverview Cemetery. The heart of the community lay between Landing and Lalor Streets, exactly . . . — — Map (db m4389) HM |
| | For several thousand years the waters of the Delaware River supplied fish to Native Americans living along the riverbank. Colonial Immigrants and modern Americans followed suit, catching fish for their own local consumption and for sale in domestic . . . — — Map (db m4394) HM |
| | Trenton contributed mightily to the national war effort in World War I and World War II, mobilizing men and women to fight and to sustain those doing the fighting, and stepping up production in those factories providing materials critical to the . . . — — Map (db m4309) HM |
| | (see the individual stones photographed below) — — Map (db m4210) HM |
| |
1702 The Proprietors of East and West Jersey relinquish the government of the provinces to Queen Anne, and New Jersey becomes a Royal Colony.
1714 Hunterdon County forms from the northern portion of Burlington County with the Assunpink . . . — — Map (db m4242) HM |
| | (see the individual stones photographed below) — — Map (db m4245) HM |
| | (see the individual stones photographed below) — — Map (db m4246) HM |
| | Cast your gaze downstream and try to imagine a landscape unaltered by European settlement and the Industrial Age. It is difficult today to appreciate the abundance of natural resources that once surrounded the mouth of Crosswicks Creek even as . . . — — Map (db m4379) HM |
| | Colonel Rall was entertained on Christmas night 1776 in the house owned by Abraham Hunt which stood on this spot. — — Map (db m3657) HM |
| | The Alexander Douglass House, one of Trenton’s most cherished historic sites, tells a curious tale of the American Revolution and local passion for preservation. The site of George Washington’s Council of War before the Battle of Princeton, the . . . — — Map (db m127002) HM |
| | The Old Barracks is recognized as a National Historic Landmark for its significance as the finest example of colonial barracks in the United States and because of its role in the Battles of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. It is also . . . — — Map (db m62214) HM |
| | Dedicated to the memory
of the Black soldiers and patriots
both free and enslaved
who served in the American Revolution
1776 – 1783 — — Map (db m4149) HM |
| | 1952-1983
“Oldest known black bear to live in captivity”
Nothing is lost that leaves a memory — — Map (db m4575) HM |
| |
This
Meeting House
was occupied by the
British
Light Dragoons
December 1776 — — Map (db m3832) HM |
| |
-1863- -1943-
Quartermaster General of New Jersey
and a founder of this memorial
Good citizen and good friend
whose generosity to every worthy
cause made him beloved
Dedicated by his friend Walter Evans Edge
Governor of . . . — — Map (db m4018) HM |
| | A Bicentennial commemorative site recognizing America’s 200th year of liberty
Cadwalader Park
Named for General Thomas Cadwalader, Trenton’s Chief Burgess in 1746. Promoted by Edmund C. Hill in 1884. Authorized by City Council in 1888 . . . — — Map (db m4127) HM |
| | As the United States began to feel the full force of the Industrial Revolution and expand its own manufacturing and commercial base, cities like Trenton that were blessed with an advantageous location were in the forefront of transportation . . . — — Map (db m4298) HM |
| |
In 1830 the State of New Jersey granted its first railroad charter to the Camden and Amboy (C&A) Railroad and a similar charter to the Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal. The original C&A, linking Camden, Bordentown, Trenton and South Amboy, was . . . — — Map (db m160174) HM |
| | Born 1835 in Trenton.
He was the son of Stacy A. Paxson, a former New Jersey state treasurer. At the outbreak of the Civil War he joined Company D, 48th New York Infantry Volunteers (Die-No-Mores), which was made up of men from Trenton, and was . . . — — Map (db m4470) HM |
| | Born March 23, 1802, in Trenton.
Captain Yard was involved in the export and manufacture of bristled brushes, which proved to be lucrative, but lost his fortune in 1835 due to the wars in Europe. He later was appointed principal keeper of New . . . — — Map (db m9892) HM |
| | Mrs. Ford has dedicated more than 40 years of her life to serving the people in her community, especially the youth of Chambersburg, through her involvement in various groups and organizations. No one exemplifies this commitment to the community . . . — — Map (db m4200) HM |
| | Three centuries ago, the landscape before you would have appeared much different. Looking west toward today's State House, you would have been facing a steep-sided ravine with wooded slopes and a fast flowing stream passing from right to left to . . . — — Map (db m76805) HM |
| | Born Dec. 18, 1824, in New York City.
Early in life he was principal and teacher of mathematics at the grammar school of Columbia College. He left Columbia in 1845 to join the Cooper Iron Works in Trenton. Responsible for various inventions that . . . — — Map (db m4467) HM |
| | (To the right of the front door):
A Bicentennial commemorative site recognizing America’s 200th year of liberty
Church of the Sacred Heart
New Jersey’s oldest Catholic parish
Successor of St. John’s 1814
(To the left of the . . . — — Map (db m4060) HM |
| | Trenton initially developed as a center of iron and steel production as a result of the efforts of Peter Cooper, the well-known inventor, industrialist and philanthropist from New York City. In the mid-1840s, as Cooper began to turn his attention to . . . — — Map (db m4295) HM |
| | Born April 16, 1814, in Tuckerton, NJ.
He operated country general stores throughout Burlington and Monmouth Counties before moving to Trenton.
He served as Chancery Court clerk of New Jersey from 1851 to 1856 and served as mayor of Trenton . . . — — Map (db m9891) HM |
| | The State Street Locks were located here. The canal was 42.9 miles long and there were 14 locks between Bordentown and New Brunswick via Bound Brook. The feeder extended 21.6 miles from Raven Rock. The main stream was 75 feet wide and 8 feet deep. . . . — — Map (db m10075) HM |
| | Pioneered to establish this first mental hospital in New Jersey in 1848. She was later Chief Nurse in the Union Army. — — Map (db m76924) HM |
| | Circa 1766, Home of Alexander Douglass, Quartermaster in Washington’s Army, who fought in the Battle of Assunpink, Jan. 2, 1777.
Here on that date General Washington held the Council of War. Washington’s idea was to leave campfires burning on the . . . — — Map (db m3746) HM |
| | Born April 8, 1786, in Hunterdon County, N.J.
A graduate of the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), he studied at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Department (1812) under Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m4468) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m4068) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m4065) HM |
| | The lands adjoining the Falls of the Delaware River were a natural location for early European settlement, just as they had been a focus of native American occupation. The Falls were little more than a stretch of fast-running shallow water between . . . — — Map (db m4233) HM |
| | Two ferries across the Delaware River in the Trenton area date from the late 17th century – the Yardley Ferry and the Trenton or Middle Ferry. Two more – the Upper and Lower Ferries – were added later in the 18th century. The . . . — — Map (db m4385) HM |
| | Dedicated to the
Fire Department of the
City of Trenton
Volunteer Department Organized
February 7, 1747
Paid Department Established
April 4, 1892
Re-dedicated 1961
(Second Plaque):
Memorial to the members of the . . . — — Map (db m3983) HM |
| | Trenton’s First Public School, built here in 1874, had room for 304 students. When city growth prompted the 1902 building of a new high school at Hamilton Avenue and Chestnut Street, this became the William McKinley Elementary School. — — Map (db m3572) HM |
| | This tablet is dedicated to the memory of those men who served in the American Revolution
1775 – 1783
and who were buried in the
First Presbyterian Churchyard
Trenton, N.J.
James Francis Armstrong •
John Beatty •
Nicholas de . . . — — Map (db m4005) HM |
| | On this site in 1896, was played the first professional basketball game. Fred Cooper, captain of the Trentons, had arranged for the rental of Masonic Temple Hall, after rent was paid, he distributed the remaining money among the players with . . . — — Map (db m3658) HM |
| | Trenton’s first Jewish organization, Mount Sinai Cemetery Association, formed November 19, 1857, later known as Har Sinai Hebrew Congregation, began regular synagogue services at this site in 1860. — — Map (db m3654) HM |
| | Nearby, Lt. John Fitch, official State Armourer, operated a gunshop during the Revolution. It was damaged by the Hessians in 1776. On the Delaware, in 1790, he operated the first commercial steamboat that ran on a regular, advertised schedule. — — Map (db m3777) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m3984) HM |
| | Following the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the newly independent United States were faced with establishing a national capital. Up to this point the Continental Congress had met in several places, most often in Philadelphia and New York City. Congress . . . — — Map (db m4275) HM |
| | Trenton burst forth as the premier pottery-producing center of the Eastern United States in the second half of the 19th century, the city skyline soon being dominated by the smokestacks of pottery kilns. Trenton’s location as a transportation hub . . . — — Map (db m4284) HM |
| | Most of the historic walls before you relate to the Front Street Paper Mill, which operated from around 1827 until 1876. The rectangular pit originally contained a giant overshot waterwheel, six to eight feet wide and 18 to 20 feet in diameter, fed . . . — — Map (db m78386) HM |
| | Erected to commemorate that noble spirit of justice displayed by Gen. George Washington after his capture of Trenton in December 1776, in returning to both Whig and Tory alike their personal effects, of which they had been ruthlessly plundered . . . — — Map (db m3757) HM |
| | Valiant soldier and explorer — — Map (db m160182) WM |
| | George Clymer
Signer of the Constitution of the
United States of America
Deputy from Pennsylvania to
Federal Constitutional Convention
May 25, 1787 – September 17, 1787 — — Map (db m4007) HM |
| | Signer of the Declaration of Independence — — Map (db m160177) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m4181) HM |
| | Home of Moore Furman, Trenton’s first mayor, 1792–1794. Official residence of Governor of New Jersey, 1798–1845. Gen. George B. McClellan in 1862 and Woodrow Wilson in 1912 were among many notables who occupied this famous landmark. — — Map (db m3655) HM |
| | Trenton has been a seat of county and municipal government since colonial times, although the impact of government on the landscape of the city was relatively limited until the early 20th century. Prior to 1900, most government business was . . . — — Map (db m4313) HM |
| | On this site stood the dwelling which was the headquarters of Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian Commander mortally wounded in the Battle of Trenton December 26, 1776 in which house he died the following day.
The dwelling was from November . . . — — Map (db m3796) HM |
| | Trenton has a long and storied sporting tradition, both amateur and professional. The city was home to the country’s first professional basketball team, the Trentons, as the local team was known, began charging admission to their games in 1896, so . . . — — Map (db m4310) HM |
| | Mill Hill Park contains the site of Mahlon Stacy’s gristmill (later known as the Trenton Mills), the city’s very first industrial facility. The American Revolution’s Second Battle of Trenton was partly fought on the park grounds. The . . . — — Map (db m127197) HM |
| | This wall encloses a portion of a plot of two acres whereon was erected in 1704 the first Christian church within the present confines of Mercer County.
Early records refer to it as “Hopewell Church” and “Christ . . . — — Map (db m4073) HM |
| | Here in the house of
Alexander Douglass
Washington
called a council of war
on the evening of
January 2, 1777
when the
flank movement to
Princeton
was decided upon — — Map (db m3787) HM |
| | In the late 19th century, long after Lamberton had declined as a center of fishing, shipping and rafting, a new industrial focus emerged at the foot of Lalor Street. Here, straddling Lamberton Street, a factory complex took root where ice was made . . . — — Map (db m4386) HM |
| | In loving memory of Fire Fighters
Robert J. Mizopalko
born 9/16/1952
Joseph F. Woods, Jr.
born 11/25/1960
The supreme sacrifice was made by these two brave men on the morning of August 4, 1986 while fighting a 3rd alarm fire at 121 South . . . — — Map (db m3792) HM |
| | Born June 19, 1856, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
He graduated third in the class of 1877 at Princeton University.
He served on the Trenton Board of Education (1894-1896); Trenton Common Council (1896-1900); Trenton Board of Trade (1896-1900); New . . . — — Map (db m4471) HM |
| | Established 1734 on west bank of Petty’s Run near here. Sold to Benjamin Yard in 1745. New Jersey’s first iron works. Manufactured household and farming tools and equipment. — — Map (db m3760) HM |
| | -1873- -1934-
Appointed Director of American Committee on Public Information in France during the World War
by President Woodrow Wilson
Patriot Journalist Jurist
whose pen defended his nation
counseled her citizens
sought her . . . — — Map (db m4019) HM |
| | Born May 16, 1810 in Staffordshire, England.
Taylor came to the United States in 1829 and settled for a time in Jersey City. He worked in the potteries of Troy, Indiana; Orrsville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio, and East Liverpool, Ohio, to master . . . — — Map (db m4465) HM |
| | Civil Engineer
Designer and builder
of many suspension bridges
Founder of Trenton’s greatest industry
An energetic worker
Inventor and man of affairs
Devoted to his adopted country
in whose progress he had unswerving faith
A patron . . . — — Map (db m4128) HM |
| | -1856- -1938-
First President and Chairman of the Board
of the Soldiers and Sailors’ War Memorial
Building Commission
Industrialist Banker Philanthropist
whose kindly wisdom made his a happier generation
Erected by his . . . — — Map (db m4020) HM |
| | Born Nov. 11, 1836, in Trenton.
He started in the printing business at an early age and became foreman of the Trenton True American print shop. He started the penny daily newspaper The Emporium, which remained in operation from 1867 to 1897. In . . . — — Map (db m4943) HM |
| | -1899- -1990-
A President and the longest serving
member of this commission 1949 – 1988
Patron of the Arts – Public Servant –
Musician – Impresario
He made a notable contribution to
the cultural life of . . . — — Map (db m4021) HM |
| | This commemorates the genius, patience and perseverance of Lieutenant John Fitch, inventor of the first steamboat. It made successful trips between Philadelphia and Trenton in 1790 and docked near this site. — — Map (db m3751) HM |
| | During the Revolution, Fitch manufactured guns for the Continental Army at this site. In 1786, he built the first boat in America to be propelled by steam. His last steamboat made regular Trenton – Philadelphia runs on the Delaware in 1790. — — Map (db m3779) HM |
| | Born 1824, in Mill Hill, now a part of Trenton.
In 1854, he was the first, with Jesse M. Clark and Randolph H. Moore, to publish a city directory that included all the names, addresses and occupations of the people of Trenton.
He was elected to . . . — — Map (db m4466) HM |
| | (On the right side of front door)
This building was erected by
Henry Cooper Kelsey
as a tribute
to the memory of his wife
Prudence Townsend Kelsey
and for the use of
the students of arts and crafts
of the City of Trenton
. . . — — Map (db m4475) HM |
| | In memory of Mahlon Stacy the first English settler, 1679, who owned the land both sides of the Assunpink Creek at the Falls of Delaware, now Trenton. He erected a grist mill to accommodate the neighborhood; was a member of the Governor’s Council; . . . — — Map (db m3831) HM |
| | Trenton’s first industry. Built near here in 1679. Heirs sold mill and 800 acres to William Trent after 1704. He replaced it with a larger mill which continued under successive owners until 1828. Later converted to a cotton, and then to a paper . . . — — Map (db m3740) HM |
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