Hamilton Twp Public Works history

Weymouth Iron Works began producing iron in the area in 1810.

22, 1790, died March 10,1828; married Mary Hammell, who was born Aug.

George W. Middleton opened the first wheelwright shop in 1831.

The next merchant was John R. Combs, about 1832, in the old house at the corner where the White Horse road enters the village.

In 1834, Marmaduke Earle kept a store on the corner of Main Street and the White Horse road, and for some years there were two stores in the village.

After the death of his wife, in 1835, Joseph married Hannah Forman, widow of Randolph Forman, Nov.

About 1837, William Gibson opened a store here, but abandoned the enterprise as unprofitable in two or three years.

Some time before 1845 be sold out to Stephen West; who continued the business about five years, when he was succeeded by John Furman, whose successor was H. Tantum.

In 1849 Amos Lee had a store on the southeast corner of Main and Mercer Streets.

In 1850, G. W. Norton built the store on the corner east of the hotel, and traded there some time.

The boundaries of Trenton under the next charter included nothing south of the creek. It was not until 1851 that Trenton proper included anything south of the Assanpink.

In 1852 a wheelwright-shop was established by Alexander Wood.

Moses A. Hooper opened a store about 1854, and did a gradually increasing business until his death a few years ago, latterly in partnership with his son Alfred, under the firm-name of Hooper & Son.

A business in pressing and dealing in hay was begun about 1857 by Joshua Taylor, who, after a few years, sold out to Jacob Hornord, who, probably twenty years later, sold to the present proprietor, John Kiffcart.

The first nine regiments of New Jersey’s troops to serve in the Civil War trained at Camp Olden, which opened in May of 1861.