Millham, or as we know it today, East Trenton, has a very interesting history. The real estate ad above is for the area that evolved into a predominently Polish neighborhood. However, the area around Mulberry Street, St. Joes, Bruenig, and enviorns were peopled by immigrants from Great Britain who came from their home country to work the many potteries in Trenton. The row homes constructed were built to emulate the construction of their English row homes.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
1886: WHEN EAST TRENTON WAS KNOWN AS MILLHAM
Millham, or as we know it today, East Trenton, has a very interesting history. The real estate ad above is for the area that evolved into a predominently Polish neighborhood. However, the area around Mulberry Street, St. Joes, Bruenig, and enviorns were peopled by immigrants from Great Britain who came from their home country to work the many potteries in Trenton. The row homes constructed were built to emulate the construction of their English row homes.
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The streets listed in the ad are actually part of North Trenton, not East Trenton. And you are correct, there is a high Polish and Eastern European population in this area today.
Hey Jay:
Sorry, Jay. Millham was a township way back in the last century. "North Trenton" is the contemporary along with "Top Road" the Brunswick Avenue St. Hedwig's area. I will be posting another Millham mini history on my website. Watch for it.
Tom Glover
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