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Historical Markers in Hightstown

 
Clickable Map of Mercer County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Mercer County, NJ (494) Burlington County, NJ (345) Hunterdon County, NJ (379) Middlesex County, NJ (332) Monmouth County, NJ (324) Somerset County, NJ (179) Bucks County, PA (327)  MercerCounty(494) Mercer County (494)  BurlingtonCounty(345) Burlington County (345)  HunterdonCounty(379) Hunterdon County (379)  MiddlesexCounty(332) Middlesex County (332)  MonmouthCounty(324) Monmouth County (324)  SomersetCounty(179) Somerset County (179)  BucksCountyPennsylvania(327) Bucks County (327)
Trenton is the county seat for Mercer County
Hightstown is in Mercer County
Mercer County (494)  ►
ADJACENT TO MERCER COUNTY
Burlington County (345)  ►
Hunterdon County (379)  ►
Middlesex County (332)  ►
Monmouth County (324)  ►
Somerset County (179)  ►
Bucks County, Pennsylvania (327)  ►
 
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1 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Hightstown — East Windsor Township Civil War Monument —
To the memory of the heroic volunteers of East Windsor Township who gave their lives as a sacrifice for their country and humanity in the suppression of the Great Rebellion of 1861-65. — — Map (db m5431) HM
2 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Hightstown — Hightstown —
Named for John and Mary Hight, who purchased 3,000 acres here in 1721. Their log house and mill once stood in this area. — — Map (db m13170) HM
3 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Hightstown — Hightstown World War II Memorial —
We are grateful to these Hightstown area men who gave their lives in the service of their country John F. Campbell • Robert W. Cutinelle • George F. Dennis • Franklin Ely • Martin Greenberg • William Hoffman • George Huber • Edward Hutchinson • . . . — — Map (db m88555) HM
4 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Hightstown — Memorial Park —
Since the early 1700s, agricultural mills have occupied this area along the waterfront. That all changed on May 29, 1920, when a fire began in the Gross Brothers Flour Mill. When it was over, almost all the wooden buildings up to Stockton Street . . . — — Map (db m307759) HM
5 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Hightstown — The Railroad in Hightstown —
The Camden and Amboy Railroad was the first railroad in New Jersey. The first section was completed between Bordentown and Hightstown in October 1832. The first service used horse drawn carriages that were similar to stagecoaches. The first freight . . . — — Map (db m307756) HM
6 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Hightstown — The Smith House —
Hightstown’s oldest house. Part used as a store, 1770. In 1819 became the first postoffice. R. M. J. Smith State Treasurer lived here. — — Map (db m307745) HM
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026