1886: THE IRON INDUSTRY IN SOUTH TRENTON

THE SOUTH TRENTON AREA WAS ONCE KNOWN AS A MAJOR AMERICAN STEEL CENTER. PETER COOPER'S IRON AND STEEL PLANT, JOHN A. ROEBLING'S WIRE AND CABLE MILL, COOPER HEWITT IRON WORKS PHOENIX IRON, AND PROBABLY OTHERS WHICH AT THE PRESENT TIME DON'T COME TO MIND GAVE THE AREA A THRIVING PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR MANY OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE SOUTH TRENTON AREA IN THE MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY.