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 where the . . . — — Map (db m165803) 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 . . . — — Map (db m166098) HM
Today's casual visitor to Trenton may not fully understand the significance of the "Trenton Makes, the World Takes" sign on the Market Street bridge, however, those words define the important role that Trenton played in the growth of this country . . . — — Map (db m212537) 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 m166099) HM
The States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands grant the Dutch West India Company a North American colony (New Netherland) including all of present New Jersey. — — Map (db m211641) HM
The English capture New Netherland, and King Charles II’s brother – James, Duke of York grants New Jersey to Sir George Carteret and John, Lord Berkeley. — — Map (db m211649) HM
Seeking refuge from religious persecution in England, Quakers John Fenwick and Edward Byllynge buy West New Jersey from John, Lord Berkeley. — — Map (db m211651) HM
Proprietors John Eldridge, Gawen Lawrie, Nicholas Lucas, William Penn and Edward Warner organize to govern the province of West New Jersey. — — Map (db m211652) HM
A Quaker monthly meeting convenes for the first time at the Falls of the Delaware in the house of William Biles near present day Morrisville. — — Map (db m211659) HM
The Proprietors of East and West Jersey relinquish the government of the provinces to Queen Anne, and New Jersey becomes a Royal Colony. — — Map (db m211692) HM
William Trent, merchant of Philadelphia, builds the brick mansion, today known as the Trent House, on land purchased from Mahlon Stacy, Jr. — — Map (db m211696) HM
The colonial government authorizes the construction of the Trenton barracks to house soldiers fighting in the French and Indian War — — Map (db m211703) HM
General Washington crosses the Delaware River and marches south, defeating Hessian troops deployed by the British at the First Battle of Trenton — — Map (db m211704) HM
American forces led by George Washington clash with the British army under the command of Lord Cornwallis at the Second Battle of Trenton — — Map (db m211705) HM
Isaac Collins relocates his printing press and newspaper, the New Jersey Gazette, from Burlington to Trenton, becoming the town’s first publisher — — Map (db m211707) HM
The Continental Congress meets at the French Arms Tavern in Trenton to discuss the future location of the United States government — — Map (db m211708) HM
The Ladies of Trenton give George Washington a grand reception while he is en route from Philadelphia to New York to take office as the first President of the United States of America — — Map (db m211710) HM
The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons erect the Masonic Lodge, one of Trenton’s most prominent 18th century institutional buildings — — Map (db m211716) HM
The Trenton Delaware Bridge Company completes the first span connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania across the Delaware River on the site of today’s “Trenton Makes” bridge — — Map (db m211740) HM
Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, flees Europe and settles in Bordentown, later occupying houses in today’s South Trenton and Hamilton Township — — Map (db m211741) HM
The Trenton Delaware Falls Company incorporates with the purpose of supplying water power for industrial development in the city — — Map (db m211745) HM
Dorothea Dix, social reformer and advocate for the mentally ill, successfully lobbies for the construction of the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital — — Map (db m211750) HM
Emily Roebling, following the serious injury of her husband, Washington A. Roebling, oversees the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge — — Map (db m211757) HM
Fifty thousand people attend the opening in Hamilton of the first Inter-State Fair, the forerunner of the New Jersey State Fair — — Map (db m211760) HM
A group of Trenton ladies forms The Contemporary Club to “stimulate an interest in science, literature, art, philanthropy and social culture” — — Map (db m166102) HM
Members of the Roebling and Kuser families organize the Mercer Automobile Company to manufacture the Mercer line of automobiles — — Map (db m211766) HM
The R.C. Maxwell Company installs the sign “The World Takes, Trenton Makes” later changed to “Trenton Makes, the World Takes” – on the Trenton-Morrisville Bridge — — Map (db m211768) HM
The Trenton Marine Terminal opens, providing direct access to Trenton for deep-water vessels by means of the newly dredged Delaware River shipping channel — — Map (db m211771) HM
The United States Army constructs Camp Dix in Burlington County to house and train soldiers enlisted to fight in World War I, many of whom hail from the Trenton area — — Map (db m211773) HM
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig lead a local team to victory over the Brooklyn Royal Giants in an exhibition baseball game at High School Field in Trenton — — Map (db m211776) HM
Trenton Mayor Arthur Holland and his family take up residence in Mill Hill, sparking a restoration of this inner city neighborhood — — Map (db m211782) HM
The New Jersey State Capitol Complex, expands with the completion of new facilities for the State Library, museum and planetarium — — Map (db m211783) 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 m166103) HM
Trenton's Cadwalader Park
Cadwalader Park is known for its gently rolling hills, large shade trees and historic monuments. Grounds provide ample space for picnicking, recreation and play. The park's landscape has evolved over time to . . . — — Map (db m208076) HM
Built on South Broad Street, this small frame house was owned during the Revolution by Douglass, a quartermaster in the N.J. militia. On the night of Jan. 2, 1777, following the second Battle of Trenton, Washington and his generals met in the house . . . — — Map (db m208087) 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
From the Lenape language meaning "stony, watery place"
Location of grist mill built in 1679 by Malhon Stacy origin of Trenton's industries — — Map (db m208110) HM
Farm & Country House
Cadwalader Park is best known as an historic urban park, designed by master landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. Underlying the graceful park landscape, however, are features that reflect an . . . — — Map (db m208080) 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 m166104) HM
