During the early years of our new nation Trenton spent 54 days as the capital. The following sites are associated with some of the prominent people and events of that time:
Benjamin Yard’s home
SE corner State & Barrack Streets
Conrad Knott’s home & tailor
shop
West side of Warren, now Weidel Insurance
First Methodist Church
NE Corner of Broad and Academy
French Arms Tavern
SW corner of State and Warren, now Wachovia Bank
Hunterdon County Courthouse and
Jail
East side of Warren, now a parking lot next to Checkers
Micajah How’s home
East side of Warren, below St. Michael’s
Moore Furman’s home
Corner of State Street and Chancery Lane
Moore Furman’s store
East side of Warren near State, now Columbus Pizza
Stacy Potts’ house
NW corner of Warren & Bank, opposite St. Michael’s
William Churchill Houston’s home
SE corner Warren & East Hanover
For more information on this interesting chapter in our history visit: www.trenton1784.org.
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