Trenton

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00032
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Description
Trenton is the capital of New Jersey, located in Mercer County on the Delaware River. The town was established around 1719 in Hunterdon County and was originally called Trent-towne, but the name was later shortened to Trenton. It became the state capital after the American Revolution in 1790 (during the colonial era, the state legislature rotated between Perth Amboy and Burlington). Trenton became part of Mercer County in 1838 when that county was first formed.

Trenton was originally located on the north side of the Assunpink Creek. As the city grew in the 19th century, it annexed territories south of the creek. The entire portion of Trenton that is located south of Assunpink Creek was part of Nottingham Township from the colonial era until the mid-19th century. Nottingham Township no longer exists, but it would have been the municipality of record during the slavery era for the area of present-day South Trenton.
Locality
Trenton
County (Modern)
Mercer County
County (Historical)
Hunterdon County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Related Place
Nottingham
Latitude
40.220572
Longitude
-74.759715
References

John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606–1968 (Trenton, Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969; New Jersey Geological Survey, 2004), https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf. See p. 164.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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