Mercer
County
New Jersey
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County Seat:
The county seat is Trenton
Since 2000, Mercer County has been considered part of the New York metropolitan
area; before that time it had been considered part of the Philadelphia
metropolitan area.
The county is named for Continental Army General Hugh Mercer, who died at
the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
Surrounding Counties:
Somerset County,
New Jersey - north
Middlesex County, New
Jersey - northeast
Monmouth County, New
Jersey - east
Burlington County, New
Jersey - south
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- west
Hunterdon County, New
Jersey - northwest
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Officially founded in 1838 and carved out of other surrounding counties,
Mercer County has a historical impact that reaches back to the pivotal battles
of the American Revolutionary War. On the night of December 25, 1776, General
George Washington led the American forces across the Delaware River to attack
Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey, who did not anticipate an attack near
Christmas. Washington followed up the assault with a surprise attack on General
Charles Cornwallis' forces in the Battle of Princeton on the eve of January
2, 1777, eventually retaking the colony. The successful attacks built morale
among the pro-independence colonists.
Mercer County also has the dubious distinction of being the famed landing
spot for a Martian invasion of the United States. In 1938, in what has become
one of the most famous radio plays of all time, Orson Welles acted out his
War of the Worlds invasion. Wells landed his imaginary aliens on Mercer County
soil, using what is now West Windsor Township as the point of first contact.
A monument commemorating the "landing" is erected at Grover's Mill
Municipalities
within Mercer County |
County
Townships
East Windsor Township
Ewing Township
Hamilton Township
Hopewell Township
Lawrence Township
Princeton Township
Washington Township
West Windsor Township |
Hightstown (borough)
Hopewell Borough
Lawrenceville
Mercerville-Hamilton Square
Pennington (borough)
Princeton Borough
Princeton Junction
Princeton North
Robbinsville
Titusville
Trenton (city)
Twin Rivers
White Horse
Windsor
Yardville-Groveville |
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Recent Website Updates:
May 2011:
Death Notice: Isaac N.
Housel - Contributed by Dale Donlon
Mrs. Peter Klein gives birth at age 65 -
Transcribed by Dale Donlon
Sale of Noah T. Stout Property - Submitted by
S. Williams
Hopewell News Items - Submitted by S. Williams
Obituary: Noah Stout - Submitted by S. Williams
Dec 2010: obits for FARRELL, GOLDY, JOHNSTON,
RYAN, COLEY, DUNN, GIEDLIN, HAYDU, KOCH, LAYTON, OPDYCKE, MANDLE, MOONEY,
RILEY, THROPP
Nov 2010: bios for COMFORT, DIX
Sep 2010: Community News Item for ROGERS, WW1 military news items for ROGERS,
Obituaries for ROGERS, HILDINGER, MOLDOVAN, SWEET, ULLRICH, CUTLER, MICKLETHWAIT;
1840 census of pensioners; Obituaries and marriages from 1883
Aug 2010: Obituaries for members of the ROGERS family
Jun 2010: GLASS crime news
Apr 2010: SCHANCK obit
Nov 2009: KARGE obit and biography
Sep 2009: BAKER;BERGEN death; Delaware River bridge community news item
Jul 2009: Will abstract for PHILLIPS
Apr 2009: LINN death notice
Mar 2009: DUNCAN death notice
Dec 2008:
Lindbergh
Baby kidnapping news items
29 Jan 2008: WILSON death notice
Oct 2007: Assorted Newspaper stories and obits; Marriages
11 Apr 2007:
Death
Notice for Daniel Heald
13 Mar 2007:
Newspaper
Story about James Wilson |
