Stories

A heroic Brigadier General who survived multiple combat wounds and Libby Prison to lead his regiment with distinction.

The pioneer potter who first produced white earthenware from American materials, making Trenton a global leader in the craft.

A prominent journalist and Mayor of Trenton who helped establish the Trenton Battle Monument.

An industrialist and political trailblazer who served as Trenton's first Republican Mayor during the Civil War.

A Trenton potter turned Civil War hero, Sgt. Beech earned the Medal of Honor for his legendary bravery at the Battle of Spotsylvania.

A prominent lawyer and industrialist who served as a Mercer County Surrogate and held the shortest mayoral term in Trenton history.

A seasoned military captain and prison warden who led Trenton troops in both the Mexican and Civil Wars.

A dedicated U.S. Congressman who secured the funding for the Princeton Battle Monument.

Trenton’s first popularly elected Mayor and a long-serving Quartermaster General of New Jersey.

A dedicated historian and patriot whose research preserved the accurate accounts of the Revolutionary battles fought in Trenton.

Co-founder of Trenton's first English-style pottery, Taylor was a master inventor who helped establish Trenton as a global pottery hub.

A famed inventor and State Senator who revolutionized the iron industry and founded the borough of Chambersburg.

A respected businessman and Mayor of Trenton who was a founding leader of the State Street Methodist Church.

The "pious captain" of the 48th NY Infantry who died from wounds received while storming Fort Wagner.

A pioneering surgeon and public health advocate who founded the Board of Health and the Mercer County Medical Society.

A distinguished physician and Supreme Court counselor who served as President of the NJ State Senate and was a peer of Thomas Jefferson.

The author of Trenton's first formal history and a dedicated public servant who served as both City Clerk and Treasurer.

The brilliant superintendent of Trenton Iron Works whose inventions made the production of long iron railroad rails possible.