Port Mercer, New Jersey
Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°18′15″N 74°41′06″W / 40.30417°N 74.68500°W / 40.30417; -74.68500
United States
New Jersey
Port Mercer is an unincorporated community located where the municipal boundaries of Lawrence Township, Princeton and West Windsor Township intersect in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It is the location of the historic Port Mercer Canal House along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
Port mercer developed starting in the 1830s with the construction of the Delaware & Raritan Canal. It represents one of West Windsor's historic hamlets, and several mid-1800s residences still populate the community. The hamlet thrived from the 1830s until the mid-late 1800s, when the current Northeast Corridor rail line relocated from next to the canal to its current position.[3]
In October 2019, the Historical Society of West Windsor published an online museum exploring the history of West Windsor - including Port Mercer.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Port Mercer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Port Mercer". THE SCHENCK FARMSTEAD. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
External links
- West Windsor History Museum - Port Mercer
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Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Trenton
- Groveville
- Hamilton Square
- Lawrenceville
- Mercerville
- Princeton Junction
- Robbinsville
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- Twin Rivers
- Washington Crossing
- White Horse
- Yardville
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- Berkeley Square
- Berrien City
- Braeburn Heights
- Cadwalader Heights
- Cedar Grove
- Chambersburg
- Clarksville
- Coalport/North Clinton
- Duck Island
- Dutch Neck
- East Trenton
- Edinburg
- Eldridge Park
- Ewing
- Ewing/Carroll
- Ewingville
- Grovers Mill
- Harbourton
- Hopewell Valley
- Lamberton
- Mill Hill
- Mount Rose
- New Canton
- North Trenton
- Nottingham
- Penns Neck
- Pleasant Valley
- Port Mercer
- Princessville
- Princeton North
- Quaker Bridge
- Rosedale
- Slackwood
- South Trenton
- Stoutsburg
- The Island
- Top Road
- West Trenton
- Wilbur
- Wilburtha
- Windsor
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- Port Mercer Canal House - Lawrence Historical Society
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