At this time each year, thought of Washington crossing the Delaware, his journey to Trenton on that fateful night in 1776, the mill of Mahlon Stacy, pioneer of Trenton, along with William Trent, the fabled Old Barracks in Trenton dating back to the French and Indian War,all come together as part of the romance of the very early years of the city of Trenton. I found this graphic from the "MAPS" folder in the Hamilton Library's Digital collection to be completely fascinating. I must admit that I had a difficult time placing the map over a current map of that area of Trenton in orer to get an idea of where some of the more obscure plots of land were located. I leave that to the good folks who have scholarly knowledge of the heritage of William Trent, Mahlon Stacy, the Old Barracks and other knowledge of the Colonial area we know of today as Trenton.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: tglover320@optimum.net
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
1912: MAHLON STACY EARLY TRENTON LAND HOLDINGS
At this time each year, thought of Washington crossing the Delaware, his journey to Trenton on that fateful night in 1776, the mill of Mahlon Stacy, pioneer of Trenton, along with William Trent, the fabled Old Barracks in Trenton dating back to the French and Indian War,all come together as part of the romance of the very early years of the city of Trenton. I found this graphic from the "MAPS" folder in the Hamilton Library's Digital collection to be completely fascinating. I must admit that I had a difficult time placing the map over a current map of that area of Trenton in orer to get an idea of where some of the more obscure plots of land were located. I leave that to the good folks who have scholarly knowledge of the heritage of William Trent, Mahlon Stacy, the Old Barracks and other knowledge of the Colonial area we know of today as Trenton.
No comments:
Post a Comment