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Showing posts with label FRANKLIN PARK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FRANKLIN PARK. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

1900: HAMILTON TERRACE MORPHS INTO FRANKLIN PARK

The graphic above shows a plat map for the Franklin Park area which was originally called Hamilton Terrace. The plat map dates to the early part of the century when a large part of the Wright Farm was sold off. The lower map is a current map from the internet,
showing the area as it is today.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

1924: INTRODUCING THE NEW FRANKLIN PARK, TRENTON, NJ

Once again I am cutting and pasting a small portion of a 1905 map of the Franklin Park area in order to enhance the information in the the 1924 article wherein Franklin Park was formally dedicated by Trenton town fathers.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

1905 (Ca. 1905) FRANKLIN PARK AREA

This is an un-dated plat map showing the layout of what would become the neighborhood of Franklin Park. I have given it an arbitrary circa 1905 date, but I believe it was developed earlier. I will continue my search for more definitive info as to the date the development was established.