Port Mercer, New Jersey
Port Mercer, New Jersey | |
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West Windsor | |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879438[1] |
Port Mercer is an
West Windsor Township intersect in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It is the location of the historic Port Mercer Canal House along the Delaware and Raritan Canal
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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, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Port Mercer". THE SCHENCK FARMSTEAD. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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