Old timers know of the area in the general area of the old Clay Pits, today's Hamilton Library and Hamilton Police buildings and back to what the area we know of today as "The Morton Tract" on Kuser Road and White Horse-Mercerville Road. It is important to remember that this area, along with most of Hamilton Township was a very rural area with the surrounding villages of Hamilton Square, Sandtown, Sand Hills, White Horse, Broad Street Park, Homedell, and Bromley encircling farms, forests, and open fields.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
1911: HOW DOGTOWN GOT ITS NAME
Old timers know of the area in the general area of the old Clay Pits, today's Hamilton Library and Hamilton Police buildings and back to what the area we know of today as "The Morton Tract" on Kuser Road and White Horse-Mercerville Road. It is important to remember that this area, along with most of Hamilton Township was a very rural area with the surrounding villages of Hamilton Square, Sandtown, Sand Hills, White Horse, Broad Street Park, Homedell, and Bromley encircling farms, forests, and open fields.
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Tom - Just wondering - where exactly was the Morton Tract and for whom was it named? I've often heard of this but never knew much. Thanks.
Lakeside Girl
LAKESIDE GIRL: The Morgan Tract is
the huge, dense wooded area on the Mercerville side of Samuel Alito Way right near the intersection of Alito Way and White Horse-Mercerville Road. It was supposedly to be the site of the new Hamilton Township Municipal Building, but that was when the township was in better financial condition. The plan has been put on the back burner. I don't have info on the Morton's but I will probably uncover something in the future.
TOM
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