Nothing is more fascinating that the incredibly interesting history to be found right here in the Mercer County area; especially along the Delaware. Hamilton Township has a treasure trove of "Pre-Columbian" history. C.C. Abbott, Ernest Volk, Dorothy Cross, and countless other historians who were interested in life as it was lived long before the "white man" entered our shores. The above article is from a very old scrapbook which I purchased at least 50 years ago. All the pages are "rippled" due to the shrinkage of the paper caused by the aging of the glue and the page. The original page was "foxed" to a deep tan color, and enhanced by computer-aided graphic image adjustments. I have reduced the page in size to give a reasonable level of legibility.Most visitors may have little interest in local Indian lore; however, I believe that there are many who will be interested in a subject that belongs in the local school Social Studies history books.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
UNDATED: LENI LENAPE LIFE IN PRE-COLUMBIAN TRENTON
Nothing is more fascinating that the incredibly interesting history to be found right here in the Mercer County area; especially along the Delaware. Hamilton Township has a treasure trove of "Pre-Columbian" history. C.C. Abbott, Ernest Volk, Dorothy Cross, and countless other historians who were interested in life as it was lived long before the "white man" entered our shores. The above article is from a very old scrapbook which I purchased at least 50 years ago. All the pages are "rippled" due to the shrinkage of the paper caused by the aging of the glue and the page. The original page was "foxed" to a deep tan color, and enhanced by computer-aided graphic image adjustments. I have reduced the page in size to give a reasonable level of legibility.Most visitors may have little interest in local Indian lore; however, I believe that there are many who will be interested in a subject that belongs in the local school Social Studies history books.
Thank you, Mr. Glover! We third grade teachers in Hamilton appreciate this information to add to the Lenni Lenape portion of our Hamilton Township units!(Especially those of us who've grown up here!)
ReplyDelete~Denise Ondersin-Bongiovi
Yardville Elementary School
Thank YOU, Denise. It's folks like you who make all the work on this blog worthwhile.
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The Assumpink Creek areas in Lawrence (farm land), have brought up many artifacts found by my family in years past. This includes arrowheads, various grind stones, stone marbles, axes, and stones that fit in your hand, and appear to have been used for scrapping, like removing the fat from skins. This is an area that is prime for a dig. I know that if you went further down, or even closer to the water, you would find more.
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