What a wonderful trip to follow Mark Twain's Mississippi River adventures! Paddle wheelers, showboats, "raft...

Here is a very interesting 1907 map of "Perriwig Bar" in the Duck Island area. In 1907, the newspapers were printed on very inexpe...

The romance of the Mississippi River captures the imagination of many folks who love the era of the stern wheel paddle boats that once plied...

I am currently going randomly through the many laminated articles in the vertical file in the Local History Collection. I am currently readi...

The history books and many novels are saturated with Mark Twain type stories of the romance of the Mississippi River. Paddle wheelers, river...

Men like John Herbert, a pioneer South Trenton African-American citizen, was descended from a black family whose roots go back to the years...

Every year there is one or two articles in early spring as the Shad begin their run in the Delaware. Lambertville's annual Shadfest has ...

THERE'S A CERTAIN CHARM ABOUT THE PADDLEWHEEL SHOWBOATS THAT PLIED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR YEARS, AND EVEN TODAY. INDEED, THERE IS A C...

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GRAPHICS SHOWING THE RESULTS OF THE FLOOD WHICH OCCURRED IN THE SPRING OF 1934. AS THE WINTER SNOWS THAWED UP-RIVER, T...

EVEN AS SAMUEL CLEMENS, AKA MARK TWAIN TOLD OF THE LURE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, SO TOO DID THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS HIGHLIGHT THE LORE AND THE...

WE HEAR A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE POLLUTION OF MOTHER EARTH. THIS ARTICLE IS INTERESTING IN THAT MR. FRANK HILL RECALLS THE DELAWARE RIVER FISH...

Just think about it; the romance of the Mississippi riverboat right here in the city of Trenton. This photo conjures up thoughts of Mark Twa...

When I was a boy in the 1940's, the Delaware River was a very popular swimming spot. Here are lifeguards practicing their craft and keep...