Trenton, NJ Summer Camps 2013
Trenton, NJ Summer Camps
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Camp Shadyrest
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Trenton, NJ
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Summer Camps in Trenton, NJ
Find more Trenton, NJ Summer Camps or other summer camp locations by typing the desired CITY, State or ZIP CODE in the Search Box or search by Activity or Camp name. You can also use our Advance Search feature.About Trenton, NJ
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913, making it the state's 10th-largest municipality, having seen a decline of 490 residents from its population of 85,403 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's ninth-largest municipality. The city is part of the Delaware Valley and the Greater New York City Combined Statistical Area.History of Trenton, NJ
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 Revolutionary War, the city was the site of the Battle of Trenton, 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. After the war, Trenton was briefly the national capital of the United States in November and December 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.
