Trenton, New Jersey

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Trenton
Nickname : Capitol City, Turning Point of the Revolution
Downtown Trenton from the Delaware River
Downtown Trenton from the Delaware River
Flag of Trenton
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State and county location
Location in Mercer County
Basic data
Foundation : 1792
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Mercer County
Coordinates : 40 ° 13 ′  N , 74 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′  N , 74 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 84,056 (as of 2016)
371,023 (as of 2016)
Population density : 4,245.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 21.1 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 19.8 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 16 m
Postcodes : 08608-08611, 08618-08620, 08625, 08628, 08629, 08638, 08641, 08648, 08650
Area code : +1 609
FIPS : 34-74000
GNIS ID : 0884540
Website : www.trentonnj.org
Mayor : Eric Jackson (since 2014)
NJ State House.JPG
New Jersey State House

Trenton is the capital of the US state of New Jersey and the administrative seat of Mercer County . At the 2010 census, the city had 84,913 inhabitants.

history

Around 1679, an English Quaker built a flour mill that came to be known as The Falls. William Trent , a Philadelphia merchant, bought the surrounding land in 1714. Shortly thereafter, the city was planned, which was initially called Trent-town in 1721 and later received its current name.

On December 26, 1776, the Battle of Trenton took place here, in which the troops of George Washington inflicted a heavy defeat on the Hessian soldiers fighting on the British side . The British counterattack on the city on January 2, 1777 , caused Washington to fail through evasive maneuvers and an orderly retreat. In 1790, Trenton became the capital of New Jersey.

By the middle of the 19th century, the city had developed into one of the most advanced industrial centers in the USA during the era of industrialization . The iron and steel industry , which was settled here in the middle of the 18th century, took off in 1849 with the manufacture of steel cables in the company of John August Roebling , the well-known bridge builder. The steel cables were used for early suspension bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge .

Population development
year 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010
Residents 128.009 114.167 104,638 92.124 88,675 85.403 84,639 84,913

Buildings

Worth seeing are William Trent's 1719 home - the Trent House - after which the city is named, the Friends Meeting House (built in 1739), the gold-domed State Capitol of New Jersey (built in 1792) and the Old Masonic Lodge (built 1793).

The National Park Service identifies two National Historic Landmarks for Trenton : the William Trent House and the Old Barracks . 46 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 8, 2018).

religion

Trenton is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

The city is a commercial and industrial center and an important transport hub. The most important production goods include printed matter, rubber , ceramic products, plastic, food and metal goods.

traffic

Since March 14, 2004, the River Line has provided a light rail connection to Camden, 58 kilometers away . From Trenton, New York City (using New Jersey Transit ) and Philadelphia (using SEPTA ) can be reached in just over an hour. The Delaware River , which in the past was an important link to the sea, flows through Trenton .

sons and daughters of the town

Others

Trenton is the setting of the successful crime series by Janet Evanovich about the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. The city is also the destination for Thornton Wilder's play The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden .

literature

  • John T. Cumbler: A Social History of Economic Decline: Business, Politics and Work in Trenton. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick 1989, ISBN 978-0-8135-1374-4 .

swell

  1. ↑ 1980–2000: census results; 2005, 2010: Update of the US Census Bureau
  2. ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 8, 2018.

Web links

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