1991: HAMILTON GROWING OUT OF ITS RURAL CHARACTER

This very interesting article published 23 years ago shed interesting light on the town that has grown by epic proportions since nearly a quarter of a century ago. Imagine if today's Hamilton were indeed annexed to the city of Trenton. It was a very scary scenario considering the fact that in the ensuing years, Hamilton has grown and prospered and Trenton has fallen on very hard times.

1909: TRENTON EXPANDS IT BOUNDARIES

Here is an interesting 1907 map by Abram Swan that shows the various "neighborhoods" that were annexed and became a part of "Greater Trenton." Even though it looks like a huge metropolis, many of the annexed areas were moving gradually from rural status.