. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. fMessrs. Hotchkiss & Thompson ; and, while they reflect credit up-on the skill of the architects, form a pleasing exhibition of an im-proved taste in the construction of private residences. BATTLE OF battle of Trenton, the turning point in the American revo-lution, will ever render Trenton memorable in the annals of Ameri-can history. To present all the fiicts which may be deemed of in-terest respecting this important event, several accounts of the sametransactions will bo given. The introductory notices of TYe
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. fMessrs. Hotchkiss & Thompson ; and, while they reflect credit up-on the skill of the architects, form a pleasing exhibition of an im-proved taste in the construction of private residences. BATTLE OF battle of Trenton, the turning point in the American revo-lution, will ever render Trenton memorable in the annals of Ameri-can history. To present all the fiicts which may be deemed of in-terest respecting this important event, several accounts of the sametransactions will bo given. The introductory notices of TYentonas it was at the time of the capture of the Hessians, is from one ofa series of articles respecting the history of Trenton recently pub- 292 MERCER COUNTY. lished in the State Gazette, evidently drawn up with much care and accuracy. Queen ^now Greene) street commenced at the north end of the town, and ran duetZ t c-ircfd t Que^a^ew^ ^dT^n^h/ the Assunpink bridge and e. soutLweSerTy direction, by the old courthouse and jail, (now the Trenton Bank,) ??--;-—on on Kinc-st. E. Hessmns. who were obliged to 6n. Gen. Dickinsons house. I. VVater-st. J. terry. Washington on Kin^? ? ~ r>---- |}e.^;;r^u;^eni;:sun^^ -F^V^il^^ troops. From the north end of King and Queen streets, the course of the ™f <° *^yj;^^^of Maidenhead (6 miles distant) is NE.; and from the above point, the general courseof the road to Pennington is about N. „ , , i, u ««? ? thp One mile from TreLn, on the Pennington road, the Scotch road ^-^.j^^^ff \; J^left, and for about two and a quarter miles its course ,s NW., after .t bends to theNE. for a little distance, and thence its course is a little west of nor h. The road which leads from McKonkeys ferry runs east of °^> •^^^ 3^3ff„,;quarter miles from the river it crosses the River road at t>*^ ^^^V^nToT and one andTrenton ; two miles further it crosses the Scotch road 7 m. from T ^^« /^ °a quarter m.
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