Historical Marker

Maidenhead Church

Marker is on Lawrenceville Road (Main Street) (U.S. 206) 0 miles from Gordon Avenue, on the right when traveling north. · Mercer

Inscription

Organized during 1698, this Presbyterian congregation was among the earliest in America. Part of this church was built in 1764.

AddressMarker is on Lawrenceville Road (Main Street) (U.S. 206) 0 miles from Gordon Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

In December, 1776, skirmishes occurred here between the British and American troops.

Trenton, NJ

Pioneered to establish this first mental hospital in New Jersey in 1848.

Mercerville, NJ

Pioneer advocate of humane care for mental patients the world over.

Here, 1851, Clara Barton, later founder of the Red Cross, stayed while she taught at Cedar Swamp, her first teaching in New Jersey.

Hightstown, NJ

Named for John and Mary Hight, who purchased 3,000 acres here in 1721.