Timeline of the History of Hamilton

The Good Ship Shield Arrives in Burlington

Dutch and Swedish Settlers Arrive

Dutch and Swedish settlers landed in Bordentown and then worked their way north into small neighborhoods.

Thomas Lambert Builds First Gristmill

The Township of Nottingham Formed.

Jerseys Surrendered to Queen Anne, Governors Appointed by the Crown

Robert Pearson Builds House on 1350 Acre Farm

Isaac Watson Builds His Home on 800 Acres

John Abbott II house built on Kuser Road

Hendrickson House built in Tattletown

White Horse Tavern Erected, Much History Occurs There

Beck Homestead built in Yardville

212 acres purchased at $12.50/acre

Appleton Mansion built in Mercerville

Isaac Pearson House built in White Horse

First Presbyterian Church Erected, Named the Yellow Meeting House

The John Abbott II Story linked here

Washington Routs Hessians in The Battle of Trenton

Isaac Pearson Murdered, Story Linked Here

Nottingham Square Tavern opens.

Bow Hill Mansion Built on Barndt DeKlyn's 700 Acres

Nottingham Baptist Church Erected

The Bear Meade (aka Burlholme) Mansion Built

DeCou-Abbott Mansion Built on Independence Ave.

Yardville Hotel Erected, Much History Ensues

Samuel Fowler Opens Tannery in North Crosswicks

South Broad Street Formally Named

The Town of Groveville Was Organized.

The Groveville School Was Erected

Joseph Abbott Built Three Beaches Farmhouse

Hutchinson Manor Built Near His Mills

The Coleman Family Builds a Feed, Grain and Flour Mill

Later sold to Elijah Hutchinson

Delaware-Raritan Canal System Begins Operations

John Bull Locomotive Begins Test Runs

Covered Bridge Built Over Crosswicks Creek

The Groveville Methodist Church Erected

Oldest continuing use church in the township

Enoch Middleton Builds House in Crosswicks

Will eventually become a stop on the underground railroad.

Mercer County Established in 1838

Nottingham Township Renamed Hamilton Township

Hamilton Square Methodist Church Built

The Waln House Built in Tattletown

The St. Paul's Church was Organized.

The Deutzville Jewelry Factory Opens

Camp Olden Begins Training Civil War Troops

Mercer Rubber Co. Opens on Mercer St.

Trenton Fairgrounds Built in Bromley

The Fashion Stud Farm built in Bromley

RF West Opens Funeral Home in Hamilton Square

Continuously operating today as Saul Funeral Home

Hamilton's Assessed Value is $1,733,450

The Maddox Pottery Established, Will Sell to American Standard

The First Fire District Created in North Crosswicks

The Township Board of Education Formed

First Volunteer Fire Company Organized

Rusling Hose Company

The Bromley Inn Established on Nottingham Way.

First Horse Car Railway (Trolley) in Township

The Bone Mill Established in Edgebrook.

First Commercial Fertilizer Enterprise

The Kuser Farm Mansion Built on 27 Acres

The Hamilton Township School District was organized.

The Mechanics Hall Erected in Yardville

White Horse Volunteer Fire Company Started

The First Automobile Appears in Town

Midland Telephone and Telegraph Runs First Lines

Public Service Corp Runs Gas Mains and Electric Light System

Original Maple Shade School Razed and Rebuilt

Cost: $4500.00

Township Tax Rate Raised to $1.30 per Hundred

The Farmingdale School was Organized

Mercer Motor Cars Begins Manufacturing

Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company Was Organized.

Hamilton Fire Company Was Organized.

Kuser School built on Newkirk Avenue

Mercerville Fire Company Was Organized.

Main St. in Nottingham Square renamed Nottingham Way

Enterprise Fire Brigade Was Organized.

Fairview Park Volunteer Fire Company organized

Bethel Lutheran Church erected on Nottingham Way

Greenwood School built in Bromley

Yardville Heights School built on South Broad St.

Martin Bros. Block Company begins in Yardville

Mack Toy Works opens in Yardville

Groveville Fire Company Was Organized.

St. Phillips Baptist Church opens on Parkinson Ave.

Illegal Stills operated on Uncle Pete's Rd.

Italian-American Sportsmans Club opens

St. Anthony Elementary School Opens

Hamilton Township Library Opens

Holy Angels Parish Opens

Yardville National Bank organized

Present Hamilton Township Police Dept. was organized.

Hamilton Township Municipal Bldg. dedicated

Hamilton High School West opened

Trenton Marine Terminal begins operating

Yardville Elementary School opens

First Mass held at Our Lady of Sorrows

Miriam Morris Private School opens

Herend Porcelain Factory begins operations on Uncle Pete's Road

Saint Raphael School opens on South Broad St.

Kisthardt Elementary School opens

Babe Ruth League organized in Yardville

McGalliard Elementary School built on Arena Drive

St. Vincent de Paul Church erected

Township: Population 42K, assessed at $49M, tax rate 7%

Hamilton Hospital organized on Klockner Road

Frederick R. Sayen School opens

William B. Morgan School opens on Stamford Rd.

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection opens

Emily C. Reynolds Middle School opens

Albert Grice Junior High School opened

St. Anthony's High School Opens

William A. Robinson School opens

James W. Alexander School opens

St Gregory The Great School opens

Langtree Elementary School opens

Sunnybrae Elementary School opens

Hamilton High School East - Joseph Steinert Memorial High School opens

German-American Club opens on Uncle Pete's Rd.

Faith Christian Academy opens on Kuser Rd.

J. Seward Johnson established The Johnson-Atelier Institute of Sculpture

Richard C. Crockett Middle School opens

Grounds for Sculpture opens to immediate success