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| History |
| The first settlement which would
become Trenton was established by Quakers in 1679, in the region then called the
Falls of the Delaware, led by Mahlon Stacy from Handsworth, Sheffield, UK. Quakers
were being persecuted in England at this time and North America provided the perfect
opportunity to exercise their religious freedom. | By
1719, the town adopted the name "Trent-towne", after William Trent,
one of its leading landholders who purchased much of the surrounding land from
Stacy's family. This name later was shortened to "Trenton". | | During
the American Revolution, the city was the site of George Washington's first military
victory. On December 26, 1776, Washington and his army, after crossing the icy
Delaware River to Trenton, defeated the Hessian troops garrisoned there (see Battle
of Trenton). After the war, Trenton was briefly the national capital of the United
States in November and December of 1784. The city was considered as a permanent
capital for the new country, but the southern states favored a location south
of the Mason-Dixon Line. | | Trenton
became the state capital in 1790, but prior to that year the Legislature often
met here. The town was incorporated in 1792. | |
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