Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $9.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey
    A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey
    A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey
    Ebook36 pages26 minutes

    A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey

    By Doug Gelbert

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of Trenton, New Jersey is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.

    Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.

    The first settlement which would become Trenton was established by Quakers in 1679, in the region then called the Falls of the Delaware, led by Mahlon Stacy from Handsworth, Sheffield in England. Quakers were being persecuted in England at this time and North America provided the perfect opportunity to exercise their religious freedom.

    By 1719, the town adopted the name "Trent-towne", after William Trent, one of its leading landholders who purchased much of the surrounding land from Stacy's family. This name later was shortened to "Trenton".

    During the American Revolution, the city was the site of George Washington's first military victory. On December 26, 1776, Washington and his army, after crossing the icy Delaware River to Trenton, defeated the Hessian troops garrisoned there. The stunning sight of prisoners being paraded out of town not only gained the Americans highly elusive respect and rejuvenated morale but proved that Washington was the man who could successfully lead this revolt. After the war, Trenton was briefly the national capital of the United States in November and December of 1784. The city was considered as a permanent capital for the new country, but the southern states favored a location south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    Trenton was a major manufacturing center in the late 1800s and early 1900s; one relic of that era is the slogan "Trenton Makes, the World Takes" displayed on the Lower Free Bridge just north of the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge (the "Trenton Makes Bridge"). The city adopted the slogan in the 1920s to represent Trenton's then-leading role as a major manufacturing center for steel, rubber, wire, rope, linoleum and ceramics.

    Our walking tour will begin outside the second oldest state house in continuous use in the United States...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDoug Gelbert
    Release dateMar 3, 2011
    ISBN9781458102355
    A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey

    Read more from Doug Gelbert

    Related to A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey

    Related ebooks

    United States Travel For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Built To Last

      Jul 1, 2022

      These man-made objects have grown into important sources of national pride to Americans. They also are iconic U.S. symbols to international visitors. The futuristic Space Needle was built for the 1962 World’s Fair hosted by Seattle, Washington. That

      4 min read

    • Article

      7 Things You (probably) Didn’t Know About The White House

      Nov 23, 2023

      Construction on the White House began in 1792 on a site in Washington DC selected by the first US president, George Washington. Over the next eight years, a mix of free African-American and white wage labourers, enslaved workers and skilled craftsmen

      5 min read

    • Article

      Freedom’s Harbor

      Dec 25, 2018

      Freedom’s Harbor
      3 min read

    • Article

      Weston, W. Va. STATE WAR

      Aug 28, 2018

      Weston, W. Va. STATE WAR
      4 min read

    • Article

      ‘A Well-resorted Tavern’

      Sep 25, 2024

      ‘A Well-resorted Tavern’
      7 min read

    • Article

      A Jewel In Military Gothic

      Jan 4, 2022

      A Jewel In Military Gothic
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Burning Of Washington

      Jul 7, 2021

      The Burning Of Washington
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Capitol With Class

      Jul 1, 2022

      A Capitol With Class
      2 min read

    • Article

      Rebuilding From The Ashes

      Sep 1, 2023

      Rebuilding From The Ashes
      2 min read

    • Article

      Origin Stories

      Sep 19, 2024

      Origin Stories
      6 min read

    • Article

      New York

      Apr 1, 2022

      New York
      4 min read

    • Article

      Old Town Winchester

      Mar 26, 2019

      Old Town Winchester
      3 min read

    • Article

      Born of War

      Feb 9, 2021

      Trailside is produced in partnership with Civil War Trails Inc., which connects visitors to lesser-known sites and allows them to follow in the footsteps of the great campaigns. Civil War Trails has to date 1,552 sites across five states and produces

      4 min read

    • Article

      Living History

      May 23, 2024

      Living History
      8 min read

    • Article

      Heroes Shine Again

      Aug 2, 2022

      Heroes Shine Again
      5 min read

    • Article

      Lowcountry Idyll

      Mar 16, 2021

      Lowcountry Idyll
      4 min read

    • Article

      An All-American Monument to Nature

      Nov 14, 2023

      YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. More than 4 million people a year visit this 3,648-square-mile, seemingly unbounded paradise to watch boiling springs. They come to see thundering waterfalls and majestic mountains, elk and bison—the pure, unadulterated Nor

      5 min read

    • Article

      Ask Wwii

      Jul 30, 2019

      Ask Wwii
      2 min read

    • Article

      West Words

      Sep 29, 2020

      ‘The greater portion of the laborers employed by us are Chinese, who constitute a large element in the population of California. Without them it would be impossible to complete the western portion of this great national enterprise within the time req

      3 min read

    • Article

      Rides And Destinations

      Dec 14, 2018

      A ride along the Jersey shore is a different kind of motorcycle adventure. It’s not focused on twisties or mountain scenery. Instead, your ride north on the Jersey shore will showcase magnificent seaside homes on the left, the mighty Atlantic Ocean o

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Midwest Main Street

      Apr 5, 2022

      The Midwest Main Street
      5 min read

    • Article

      Gilding The Lilies

      Jun 26, 2022

      Gilding The Lilies
      7 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey - Doug Gelbert

      A Walking Tour of Trenton, New Jersey

      a walking tour in the Look Up, America series from walkthetown.com

      by Doug Gelbert

      published by Cruden Bay Books at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 by Cruden Bay Books

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the Publisher.

      The first settlement which would become Trenton was established by Quakers in 1679, in the region then called the Falls of the Delaware, led by Mahlon Stacy from Handsworth, Sheffield in England. Quakers were being persecuted in England at this time and North America provided the perfect opportunity to exercise their religious freedom.

      By 1719, the town adopted the name Trent-towne, after William Trent, one of its leading landholders who purchased much of the surrounding land from Stacy’s family. This name later was shortened to Trenton.

      During the American Revolution, the city was the site of George Washington's first military victory. On December 26, 1776, Washington and his army, after crossing the icy Delaware River to Trenton, defeated the Hessian troops garrisoned there. The stunning sight of prisoners being paraded out of town not only gained the Americans highly elusive respect and rejuvenated morale but proved that Washington was the man who could successfully lead this revolt. After the war, Trenton was briefly the national capital of the United States in November and December of 1784. The city was considered as a permanent capital for the new country, but the southern states favored a location south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

      Trenton was a major manufacturing center in the late 1800s and early 1900s; one relic of that era is the slogan Trenton Makes, the World Takes displayed on the Lower Free Bridge just north of the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge (the Trenton Makes Bridge). The city adopted the slogan in the 1920s to represent Trenton’s then-leading role as a major manufacturing center for steel, rubber, wire, rope, linoleum and ceramics.

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1