Spring Lake Park E-Biking
Spring Lake is part of Roebling Park, which is in the Abbott Marshlands of New Jersey. The park has had…
A Bit More on Trenton’s Hog Island Cranes
Here’s a few more details on the cranes at the Marine Terminal Park. According to the National Register of Historic…
The Hog Island Gantry Cranes
The first thing to realize is that the Hog Island cranes are no longer on Hog Island. When the United…
Cadwalader Park’s Abandoned Animal Paddocks
Frederick Law Olmstead did not want a zoo in the park he designed for the city of Trenton, but Trenton…
Roebling’s Shaky Bridge
This little suspension bridge, which spans the attractively named Waste Weir, was built by the Roebling Company. Some internet sources…
Cadwalader Park Natural Area
Cadwalader Park was created by the city of Trenton in 1888 from land previously owned by Dr.Thomas Cadwalader. In 1890,…
“The Wife of my Youth”
This 19th century graveyard monument in Mercer Cemetery engraved to “The Wife of My Youth” first makes you wonder what…
Mercer Cemetery
The Mercer Cemetery in Trenton, NJ, was created in the 1840s. There were few new internments after the 1930s. Unlike…
Canal Bridgetender’s Houses
These three small houses are located along the Delaware and Raritan Canal in Trenton, where movable bridges formerly crossed the…
Lee Union-Alls : Union-Made in Trenton
The H.D. Lee Mercantile company was founded in Salinas, Kansas, in 1889, but by the early twentieth century, it was…