Trenton, New Jersey, USA
1906

Trenton, a city of New Jersey, the capital of the state and of Meroer co., is situated on the Delaware River, at the head of tidewater and of navigation, and on the Dela ware and Raritan Canal, 29 miles (direct) NE. of the centre of Philadelphia, on the Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia and Reading Rs. Lat. 40° 14' N. j Ion. 74° 46' W. The city is regularly laid out, with attractive residence quarters, and has a number of notable public buildings, among them the state capitol, county court-house, the new city library (with about 35,000 volumes), state armory, state penitentiary, state lunatic asylum, New Jersey Home for Girls (reformatory), etc. Among its educational institutions are the State Normal and Model Schools and a Catholic college. Riverside and Cadwalader parks are among the city's open grounds. Trenton's industries cover a wide range of manufactures and give employment to many thou sands of hands. They include the manufacture of pottery (made largely from material obtained in the near vicinity), which is among the most noted in the United States, of wire-cables, parts of bridges and other iron structures, steam-turbines, hardware, rubber, carriages, brick and tile, linoleum, woollens, and articles of female apparel. A lofty granite shaft, surmounted by a colossal statue of Washing ton, marks the site of a portion of the battle-field of Trenton. On Dec. 26, 1776, Washington surprised a body of Hessians at Trenton and took them prisoners. His victory at Princeton, a few miles distant, followed on Jan. 3, 1777. Pop. in 1840, 4034 i in I860, 17,228; in 1870, 22,874; in 1880, 20,010; in 1800, 57,458; in 1000, 73,307.

Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906

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