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Thanks again to Groveville's Gary Lippincott for this beautiful engraving of the Groveville Methodist church. Gary added this interesting comment:
I found this article to be a completely charming view of the two twin towns of Groveville and Yardville as told by a visitor some 108 years ago. This article was written during the time of the one room country school.
Here's an interesting view of the old and very historic Yardville Hotel, still standing after all these years. the text below is extracted from a column I wrote many years ago, giving just the essence of life as it was in that quaint area of Hamilton Township.
An excellent example of early 20th century fire fighting is pictued in this 1914 photo of Princeton's newest fire fighting acquisition. Another post in the archives section of my website is a group photo of the fire "laddies*" of Princeton's Mercer Fire Co.
Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days. Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days. Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days. Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days. Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days. Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days. Here's a photo from our 55th reunion at the Mercer County Park's Boathouse which was held in late September, 2006. Bob Beckett and his lovely wife Pat Stoy Beckett were on hand and it was great to relive the good old days.
This article details the dedication ceremony surrounding the Trenton High Athletic field. Trenton High is located on the land once owned by Abner Chambers. The field was a WPA project during the great depression.
One of the very sad events to hit the Trenton area was the demise of 
There is a limit to the size of a photo which will fit within the limits of a computer scanner. This photo was taken with my digital camera, set at the "macro" (closeup) setting. Not only is it a faster process, the graphic loses little of its legibility.
Even as there were "homesteaders" in Oklahoma, so too was there a rush to grab the free building lots on the Howe tract in Pennington.
Trenton's first broadcast radio station was the source of mixed emotions. Many letter writers to the local newspapers chastised the station for their very boring programming. On the other hand there were numerous defenders of the radio station, and loyally tuned in every night to hear their favorite programs.
What a dinosaur! The amphibian airplane which "docked" at Mercer Airport made headlines in the local press. What an incredible picture of a very austere Mercer County Airport!
