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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CD_the-whole-art-secret-and-mystery-of-manufacturing-sturgeon_Trenton-NJ.html
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 domesti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C8_a-town-laid-out-called-lamberton-1773_Trenton-NJ.html
? ? ? ? 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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C5_ice-brewing-and-bottles_Trenton-NJ.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C4_ferries-across-the-delaware_Trenton-NJ.html
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 Yardley Ferry, four m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C2_shipping-on-the-delaware_Trenton-NJ.html
In the colonial and early Federal periods, Lamberton was an important node in the regional trade network and a limited participant in overseas trade. Positioned at the head of navigation this small port developed as a key point of collection and d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BX_a-natural-magnet-for-native-americans_Trenton-NJ.html
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 rec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1_riverview-cemetery_Trenton-NJ.html
Riverview Cemetery, today a wedge of green between two major highways, is an oasis in the concrete and asphalt of the city where Trenton's history is written silently in gravestones. Here in 1685, John Lambert conveyed two acres to the Chesterfiel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AJ_growth-of-government_Trenton-NJ.html
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 conduc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AI_righting-civil-wrongs-and-ensuring-civil-rights_Trenton-NJ.html
Civil rights, the rights to freedom from discrimination that every citizen and inhabitant enjoys by law, have evolved gradually over the years in the United States. For African-Americans, civil rights have been hard-won and are still an issue. Tre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AH_heritage-of-sport_Trenton-NJ.html
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…