Tag: Mercer Road
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The history of the Battle of Princeton
Thomas Clarke and his sister, Sarah, were expecting a cold but peaceful day on their farm between the small village of Princeton and the larger town of Trenton. The farm field glistened with frost, but soon after that field would glisten with the bayonets of British and American soldiers in the pivotal Battle of Princeton,…
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Residents take advantage of towpaths, parks as sites reopen across the state
The yellow caution tape was gone and the gates were wide open on May 2, as bicyclists and pedestrians took to the towpath in the Delaware and Raritan State Canal Park that winds its way through Princeton and Lawrence Township. At the Port Mercer entrance to the state park in Lawrence, the parking lot was…
