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The Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse, originally known as the United States Courthouse and Federal Building, is located in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. It houses the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The building was designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1932. [3]
The Trenton Quaker Meeting House dates back to 1739. It was occupied by the British Dragoons in 1776, and by the Continental Army later in the Revolutionary War. On July 15, 1776, a meeting of the Provincial Congress (afterwards given the title “Convention of the State of New Jersey”) held in the Trenton Friends Meeting House.
Trenton is the home of two post-secondary institutions: Thomas Edison State University, serving adult students around the nation and worldwide [203] and Mercer County Community College's James Kerney Campus. [204] The College of New Jersey, formerly named Trenton State College, was founded in Trenton in 1855 and is now located in nearby Ewing ...
The French Arms Tavern (also known as the Thirteen Stars, Blazing Star Tavern, City Tavern and City Hotel) was a structure in Trenton, New Jersey, that served as the capitol of the United States and meeting place of the Congress of the Confederation from November 1, 1784, to December 24, 1784. [1]
Chambersburg is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] [2] [3] It is considered part of South Trenton. Chambersburg was an independent municipality from 1872 to 1888. Chambersburg was named for Robert Chambers, a founder of the area, whose family is memorialized by the local ...
Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823), represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress (1784–87) and the United States House of Representatives (1789–91 and 1793–95. [1] ...
An exit to the West Front of the U.S. Capitol building is pictured on the day it was announced U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold ...
The Trenton Ferry Historic District is a historic mixed-use urban working class neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey that is primarily composed of modest row houses, schools, churches, and commercial buildings. The neighborhood has roots in the 18th century but the majority of its fabric dates to the 19th and early 20th centuries.