Mercer County, New Jersey
Abbott, John II, House
Abbott-Decou House
Adams and Sickles Building
American Cigar Company Building
Anderson-Capner House
Baker-Brearley House
Bear Tavern Road-Jacob's Creek Crossing Rural Historic District
Bellevue Avenue Colored School
Berkeley Square Historic District
Bow Hill
Brearley, Charles, House
Broad Street National Bank
Camden and Amboy Railroad Right of Way Site
Clay, Henry and Bock and Company Cigar Factory
Cleveland, Grover, Home
Dickinson, Gen. Philemon, House
Douglass House
Drumthwacket
East Trenton Public Library
Einstein, Albert, House
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
Golden Swan-True American
Green, William, House
Green-Reading House
Harbourton Historic District
Hart, John D., House
Hart-Hoch House
Henry, Joseph, House
Herring, Donald Grant, Estate
Higbee Street School
Hog Island Cranes
Hopewell Station
House at 379 West State Street
Hunt Farmstead
In and Out Social Club
Jugtown Historic District
Kingston Mill Historic District
Kuser, Rudolph V., Estate
Lake Carnegie Historic District
Lawrence Township Historic District
Lawrenceville School
Leigh, Ichabod, House
Maddock's, Thomas, Sons Company
Mansion House
Maybury Hill
Mercer Street Friends Center
Mill Hill Historic District
Morven
Mott School and Second Street School
Mountain Avenue Historic District
Nassau Hall, Princeton University
Old Barracks
Old Eagle Tavern
Old Ryan Farm
Pearson, Isaac, House
Pennington Railroad Station
Penns Neck Baptist Church
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Freight Station
Phillips, Joseph, Farm
Pleasant Valley Historic District
President's House
Princeton Battlefield -Stony Brook Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Princeton Historic District
Princeton Ice Company
Prospect
Riverview Cemetery
Roebling Machine Shop
Roebling's, John A., Sons Company, Trenton N.J., Block 3
Rogers, John, House
Sacred Heart Church
Sloan, Samuel, House
Smith-Ribsam House
Somerset Roller Mills
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
State House District
State House Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Stevens, Israel, House
Stockton Street Historic District
Stokely-Van Camp Industrial Complex
Stout, Joseph, House
Titusville Historic District
Trent, William, House
Trenton and Mercer County War Memorial-Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Building
Trenton Battle Monument
Trenton Central Office of the Bell Telephone Company
Trenton City Hall
Trenton Ferry Historic District
Trenton Friends Meeting House
Trenton Jewish Community Center Bath House and Day Camp
Trenton Watch Company Building-Circle F Manufacturing Company Building
Tusculum
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
University Cottage Club
V. Henry Rothschild-F.A. Straus and Co.-Atlantic Products Corporation Mill Complex
Van Cleve, Col. John, Homestead
Vandyke, Jeremiah, House
Washington Road Elm Allee
Watson, Isaac, House
Welling, John, House
West Trenton Station
White, John, House
Windsor Historic District
Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children
Woolsey, Jeremiah, House
<br>Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
17th Century Trenton Timeline
18th Century Trenton Timeline
19th Century Trenton Timeline
200th Birthday of George Washington
20th Century (and later) Trenton Timeline
250th Anniversary of Princeton University
250th Anniversary of Princeton University
A Natural Magnet for Native Americans
Aaron Burr
Abraham Hunt House
Albert Einstein
Alexander Douglass House on the Move
An Historic Crossroad
An Historic Site
Bainbridge House
Battle of Princeton
Bear Tavern Road
Betsey Stockton
Beulah A. Oliphant
Bicentennial of General George Washington's Birthday
Black Soldiers and Patriots
Briar Patch
Bridges, Roads, and Railroads of Jacobs Creek
British Horses
British Light Dragoons
Burial Site of those who fell in the Battle of Princeton
C. Edward Murray
Cadwalader Park
Campsite of The Army of Louis XVI, King of France
Canals and Railroads – Arteries to the Heart of Industrial Trenton
Canals, Trains and Automobiles
Capt. James Olden Paxson
Capt. Joseph A. Yard
Catherine Verducci Ford
Changing Landscapes Along Petty's Run
Charles Hewitt
Church Cemetery
Church of the Sacred Heart
Colonel John Haslet
Colonnade and Gravesite
Continental Lane
Continental Lane
Cooper & Hewitt Â….. Iron & Steel
Crossing of the Delaware
Daniel Budd Bodine
Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad Historic District
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Dorothea Dix
Douglass House
Dr. John Manners
East Windsor Township Civil War Monument
Ellarslie
Emlen House
English Boxwood Plants
Europeans at the Falls of the Delaware
Ferries across the Delaware
Ferry Site
Fiddlers Creek History
FiremenÂ’s Memorial
First High School
First Hunterdon County Militia
First Presbyterian Churchyard
First Professional Basketball Game
First Synagogue
First Town Hall
FitchÂ’s Shop
French Markets
Friends Meeting House
From Federal City to State Capital
From Teacups to Toilets
From Trenton to Princeton
Front Street Paper Mill
Gen. George Washington
General Hugh Mercer
General Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Geography & Historic Landscape of Jacobs Creek
George Clymer
George Washington White Oak
Government House
Growth of Government
Hamilton Square Honor Roll
Headquarters of Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall
Henry Phillips House
Heritage of Sport
Hightstown
Hightstown World War II Memorial
Historic Downtown Trenton
Historic Portico Preservation and Rebuilding
Hopewell Academy
Hopewell Call To Duty
Hopewell Church
House of Alexander Douglass
Howell Living History Farm
Ice, Brewing and Bottles
In Loving Memory of Fire Fighters
Ira Wells Wood
Isaac HarrowÂ’s Plating and Blade Mill
Isaac Pearson House
Isaac Watson House
James Kerney
James Taylor
Joab Houghton
John A. Roebling
John Alexander Campbell
John Briest
John E. Curry Jr.
John Fitch Steamboat Dock
John FitchÂ’s Gun Shop
John Hart
John MooreÂ’s Tavern
John O. Raum
John Witherspoon
Johnson Ferry House
Joseph Henry House
Joseph Hewes
Kelsey Building
Lawrence House, 1840
M. Hartley Dodge, Jr.
Mahlon Stacy
Mahlon StacyÂ’s Grist Mill
Mahlon StacyÂ’s Gristmill
Maidenhead Church
Many Meetings During the Revolutionary War
March of the Mill Children
Marines in the Revolution
Martian Landing Site
Maybury Hill
Mercer Airport
Mercer Cemetery at Trenton
Mercer County Courthouse
Mercer County SoldiersÂ’ and SailorsÂ’ Monument
Mercer County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Mill Hill Historic District
Mill Hill Park
Mill Hill Playhouse
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
Nassau Hall
Nassau Inn – 1756 - 1937
Nathaniel Fitz Randolph
Native American Artifacts – Clubs to Prehistory
Native Americans Exchange Furs for European Goods
New Jersey Patriots
Old Barracks
Old Barracks
Old Barracks Museum
Old City Hall
Old Eagle Tavern
Old Masonic Lodge Building
Old Steel Mill
Olden House
Paul Robeson
Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension
Pennington
Petty's Run
Petty's Run
Pre-17th Century Trenton Timeline
Prelude to Victory
Princeton Battle Monument
Princeton Speech
Princeton University
Princeton War Memorial
Princeton WW2 Memorial
PrincetonÂ’s Flag Man
Province Line Road
Quakers Lead the Settlement of West Jersey
Residence of John A. Roebling
Retreat and Counterattack – 1776
Reunion Hall
Rev. John Rosbrugh
Rev. John Witherspoon
Revolutionary War Site
Revolutionary War Site
Richard Stockton
Rider College
Righting Civil Wrongs and Ensuring Civil Rights
Riverview Cemetery
Roebling Â…Â… Wire Rope and American Bridges
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route of WashingtonÂ’s March
Route Taken by Washington
Sgt. John P. Beech
Shipping on the Delaware
Site of Crossing
Site of MoulderÂ’s Battery
Site of the Golden Swan
Slavery – An “Odious and Disgraceful” Practice
South Riverwalk Park
Spring House
State House
Stony Brook Meeting House
Taylor Opera House
Temple-Ryan Farmhouse
The Alexander Douglass House
The Archives of the State
The Battles of Trenton, Turning Point of the Revolution
The British Occupation of New Jersey
The Canal Dug By Irishmen
The Christmas Night Crossing
The Colonial Revival Garden
The First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church of Princeton
The Front Garden
The Hermitage
The Historic District of Titusville
The Historic Village of Mount Rose
The Horse Chestnut Walk
The House Front
The KingÂ’s Highway
The March to Trenton
The Mercer Oak
The Penitentiary House
The PresidentÂ’s House
The Princeton Battle Monument
The Princeton Bell
The Second Battle of Trenton
The Second Battle of Trenton
The Signing of the Ratification of the Constitution
The Site of WashingtonÂ’s Crossing
The Story of Trenton
The Swamp Angel
The Trenton Steel Works
The Trenton War Memorial
The Wash House
The West Jersey Proprietors Rule
The West Wing
The World Arrives Â…
Third Ward Civic Association
This is Hallowed Ground
Thomas Clarke House
Town Hall and Jail
Trent House
Trenton 1790–1834
Trenton Battle Monument
Trenton Ferry
Trenton Iron Works 1847-1867
Trenton Police
Trenton YMCA
TrentonÂ’s Early Houses of Worship
Twentieth-Century Changes
U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon
Veterans Memorial
Village Store
W 3 R
Walter Cope, FAIA & John Stewardson, FAIA
Warren Street Plaza
Washington Crossed the Delaware
Washington Crossing
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Washington Elm
WashingtonÂ’s Crossing
WashingtonÂ’s March to Trenton
WashingtonÂ’s March To Trenton
WashingtonÂ’s Route from Princeton to Morristown
WashingtonÂ’s Spring
WashingtonÂ’s Triumphal Arch
Water Power and Industry
Watson House
Welcome to the Institute Lands
West Front Street
What happened to the Lenape?
Who, What and Where were Sanhickans?
William Borrow
William Potts Sherman
William R. McKean
William Trent House
William Trent House (NHL)
William Trent of TrentÂ’s Town
William Young
World War I Monument
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
Zebulon Pike
“The Washington-Rochambeau Historic Route”
“The Whole Art, Secret and Mystery of Manufacturing Sturgeon”
“Trenton Ready for War …….”
“… a Town laid out called Lamberton …” [1773]
In the late 17th century, the land that is now Mercer County was part of Burlington County. However, in 1838, Mercer County was formed and named after General Hugh Mercer, an American Revolutionary War hero. Initially, Mercer County included many towns and villages that are now part of other counties. Over time, the county's boundaries changed, and it eventually settled into its present shape.
During the American Revolution, Mercer County played a significant role. The Battle of Trenton, a crucial turning point in the war, took place here in December 1776. General George Washington and his troops launched a surprise attack on Hessian mercenaries, resulting in a victory for the Continental Army. This event boosted the morale of the revolutionaries and inspired future military successes.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Mercer County experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization. Trenton, the county seat and capital of New Jersey, became known for its manufacturing and agricultural industries. The city was a prominent center for ceramics and pottery production, with the iconic Trenton Pottery being created. Notable industries also included ironworks, steel production, and textiles. Today, Mercer County continues to be an important economic hub, combining urban development with suburban and rural areas.
Brief timeline of the history of Mercer County, New Jersey:
- Original Native American tribes inhabit the area that is now Mercer County.
- 1678 - European settlers begin to arrive in the region.
- 1714 - Mercer County is established as part of Burlington County.
- 1739 - Princeton is founded and becomes a prominent educational and cultural center in the county.
- 1758 - Trenton is officially incorporated as a town.
- 1800 - Mercer County is formed as a separate entity from Burlington County.
- 1837 - Mercer County's courthouse is constructed in Trenton.
- 1860s - The region experiences industrial growth with the development of manufacturing and transportation industries.
- 1915 - Mercer County Park is established and becomes a popular recreational area.
- 1957 - Mercer County Community College is founded.
- 1970s - Mercer County's economy shifts towards services and education as manufacturing declines.
- 1990 - The New Jersey State House in Trenton is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Mercer County, New Jersey.