Port Mercer, New Jersey
Port Mercer, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Port Mercer, New Jersey Location of Port Mercer in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°18′15″N 74°41′06″W / 40.30417°N 74.68500°WCoordinates: 40°18′15″N 74°41′06″W / 40.30417°N 74.68500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Mercer |
Township | Lawrence, Princeton and West Windsor |
Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 879438[1] |
Port Mercer is an unincorporated community located where the municipal boundaries of Lawrence Township, Princeton and West Windsor Township intersect in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.[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.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Port Mercer". THE SCHENCK FARMSTEAD. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
External links[]
- Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
- Princeton, New Jersey
- West Windsor Township, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in Mercer County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
- Mercer County, New Jersey geography stubs