Victory Parade
APPENDIX B
Chronology
of Important Events
1679 Mahlon
Stacy settles at the Falls of the Delaware and builds a grist mill. 1684 Chesterfield
Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends, formed. 1703 April
20. Deed given for property, Hopewell Episcopal Church (Breese
farm), of which St. Michael's Church is the successor. 1704 April
3. Death of Mahlon Stacy. 1714 Hunterdon
County created. 1714 August
16 and 17. Mahlon Stacy, Jr., sells 800 acres to William Trent. 1719 Bloomsbury
Court built by William Trent. 1719 Hunterdon
County Court House erected; first public building in Trenton. 1719 The
name of Trenton first comes into general use about this time. 1719 Township
of Trenton formed. 1719 March.
County courts held at Trenton for the first time. 1724 December 25.
Death of William Trent, at Bloomsbury Court. 1726 First
Presbyterian Church built. 1732 September. First
stage line runs from Trenton to Philadelphia. 1739 November.
Friends' Meeting House on Hanover Street completed. 1745 First
steel mill in New Jersey operated by Benjamin Yard. 1746 September
6. Trenton becomes a borough under the Crown. 1747 February 8.
Union Fire Company organized. 1747-48 St.
Michael's Church erected. 1750 Trenton
Library Company established by gift of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader. 1750 April
7. Royal charter surrendered to the Crown. 1753 First
common school erected on present site of First Presbyterian Church. 1758-59 Old
Barracks erected. 1773 First
Methodist Church building erected, corner of Broad and Academy
Streets. 1775 May
23. First Provincial Congress of the Colony of New Jersey assembles
in Trenton. 1776 July
2. Provincial Congress of New Jersey, meeting at Burlington, proclaims
Colony's independence of Great Britain and adopts constitution. 1776 July
8. Declaration of Independence and Constitution of New Jersey read
from steps of Court House. 1776 December 12-14.
British and Hessian troops occupy Trenton. 1776 December
25. Washington and his troops cross the Delaware. 1776 December 26.
Battle of Trenton and defeat of the Hessians. 1777 January
2. Second Battle of Trenton; Washington withdraws to Princeton. 1778 March.
Isaac Collins establishes first printing press in Trenton. 1782 Trenton
Academy opened. 1784 November
1 - December 24. Continental Congress meets in French Arms Tavern. 1784 December
10 - 13. Lafayette in Trenton. Takes leave of Continental Congress,
December 11. 1786 July
27. John Fitch operates first boat to be propelled by steam on
the Delaware. 1787 July
4. Trenton Lodge No. 5, of the Masonic Order, granted dispensation. 1789 April
21. Washington's reception by the people of Trenton. 1790 November
25. Trenton becomes capital of New Jersey. 1792 September
4. State Gazette first published. 1792 November
13. Trenton incorporated as a city. 1793 Original
State House first used by Legislature. 1793 August
26. Cornerstone of first Masonic Temple laid. 1799 August
26 - November. Public offices of the United States removed to Trenton. 1801 March
10. True American first issued. 1803 November
26. First Baptist meeting house opened for worship. 1804 Trenton
Banking Company organized. 1804 February
29. Trenton Water Works incorporated. 1806 January
3o. First bridge over the Delaware opened for travel. 1814 June
12. First Roman Catholic Church, "Chapel of St. John the Baptist," dedicated. 1824 September
25 - 27. Lafayette's second visit to Trenton. 1829 First
public schools organized and opened. 1834 Delaware
and Raritan Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick completed. 1837 Horse
cars first run from Hanover Street Railroad .Station to Morrisville,
connecting with trains to Philadelphia. 1837 Old
City Hall, northeast corner of State and Broad Streets, built. 1837 Trenton township
incorporated with city of Trenton. 1837 April
1. New city charter adopted. 1838 Camden
and Amboy railroad station built at East State Street and the canal. 1838 February
22. Mercer County created; Trenton selected as County seat. 1839 Mercer
County Court House erected. 1839 January
1. Camden and Amboy line between New York and Philadelphia opened. 1847 Trenton
Iron Works incorporated. 1848 John
A. Roebling erects a mill for the manufacture of wire rope. 1849 First
Lutheran Church organized (German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity). 1851 Borough
of South Trenton, consisting of Mill Hill and Bloomsbury, annexed
to Trenton. 1852 Taylor
and Speeler's pottery established. 1856 Lamberton
annexed to Trenton. 1856 Young
Men's Christian Association organized. 1859 March 9. Trenton
Horse Railroad Company incorporated. 1860 Calhoun
Street Bridge opened for travel. 1860 First
Jewish Synagogue organized. 1867 March
18. Taylor Opera House opened. 1874 May
31. St. Francis', Trenton's first hospital, dedicated. 1874 October.
First high school building on Mercer Street opened. 1876 Postoffice
building, at State and Montgomery Streets, completed. 1882 Trenton Times established. 1883 Sunday
Advertiser first issued. 1884 June
25. Calhoun Street Bridge destroyed by fire. 1888 Cadwalader
Park acquired. 1888 March
30. Borough of Chambersburg and township of Millham annexed to
Trenton. 1888 July.
Inter-State Fair Association organized. 1891 December
26. Cornerstone of Trenton Battle Monument laid. 1892 May
22. First electric railway in Trenton. 1893 October
19. Trenton Battle Monument dedicated. 1898 February
28. Borough of Wilbur annexed to Trenton. 1899 September
20. New city reservoir opened. 1900 Part
of Hamilton township annexed to Trenton. 1900 March
23. Portion of Ewing township annexed to Trenton. 1901 April
8. New High school building at Hamilton and Chestnut Avenues dedicated. 1901 December
26. Woodrow Wilson speaks at the 125th Anniversary Celebration
of the Battles of Trenton. 1902 Old
Barracks Association formed. 1902 May
14. Cornerstone of new Court House laid. 1902 June
9. Free Public Library dedicated. 1903 State
armory built. 1903 Young
Women's Christian Association organized. 1910 November.
New City Hall opened for official use. 1911 Municipal
Colony established. 1911 March. School of Industrial Arts occupies new
building at State and Willow Streets. 1911 June
20. Commission government adopted. Five commissioners elected,
August 15, 1911. 1914 Filtration
plant placed in operation. 1916 October.
Junior High School No. 1 opened. 1917 March
28. First Trenton troops, Second Regiment, National Guard, mobilized
for World War. 1919 March
29. Trenton Historical Society organized. 1919 May
11. Municipal wharf and warehouses dedicated. 1921 Portion
of Hamilton township annexed; site of sewage disposal plant. 1921 September
21. Stacy-Trent Hotel formally opened. 1924 Junior
High School No. 3 opened. 1926 Junior
High School No. 4 opened. 1926 October
9. Cornerstone of New Masonic Temple, South Willow Street, laid. 1926 December
29. President Calvin Coolidge makes address at dinner of the Trenton
Historical Society in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the
Battles of Trenton. © 1929, TRENTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
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