Hopewell Valley History Project

A volunteer effort to collect, digitize, organize, and share the history of the Hopewell Valley in Mercer County, New Jersey.

The Hopewell Valley History Project is a new volunteer effort to collect and organize the important sources of our local heritage in digital form, and share them online for open and convenient access. As of the end of September 2019, the Digital Archives include over 100 digital books and maps that are primary reference materials for our local history.

We are posting curated copies of materials already in digital format, including historic ebooks and scanned maps, and also seeking out paper documents to manually photograph and scan for the site. Sources for these materials include the Hopewell Valley Historical Society, Hopewell Museum, Hopewell Public Library, Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, and New Jersey State Library and State Archives.

In addition, we are developing printable Research Guides to provide overviews of the available materials and references for future research.

See the Book Archives and Map Archives for descriptions of the available materials of each type, the associated research guides, and interactive tables to explore the collection and view the files.

Also see the Blog Posts for updates on changes and additions to the site, and for more information on specific topics.

Join Us

Join us to help share our local history with the community. For more information, email us info@hopewellhistoryproject.org.

• Collect and organize historical material on interesting topics
• Digitize and transcribe historical materials
• Write topic article summaries on important people, places, houses, etc.

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Digital Archives Overview

The Digital Archives contain copies of resource files for convenient browsing, plus printable summaries and research guides with links to additional external resources.

Digital Archives – Reference Guides

Printable guides (PDF), organized by chronology, and listing sources:

Digital Archives – Category Indexes

Summary page for each media type, including printable guides to help with understanding the materials and doing additional research.

• Book Archives – Historic books and pamphlets back to the early 1900’s (large PDFs)
• Map Archives – Maps of the Hopewell Valley region, including historic maps covering the region, municipal maps (e.g., tax and zoning), and other formats.

Digital Archives – Explore Available Materials

Listing of available materials. Search, sort, and filter as desired.

View	Type	Year	Title	Source	type2_hfilter
	Book > Historic	1896	Hopewell Celebration 120th Anniv. of Decl. of Indep. (1896) – Normer Gray	Goog	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1908	Pioneers of Old Hopewell (1908/1963) – Ralph Ege [10M]	Goog	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1875	Historical Atlas of Mercer County, N.J. (1875) – Everts & Stewart [130M]	LoC	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1909	1909 Hopewell N.J. (1909) – Fry & Whitehead – photocopy	HPL	book historic-book
	Map > Historic	1706	“A New Mapp of East and West New Jarsey” (1706) – Worlidge	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1779	Hessian Manuscript Map of Central New Jersey (1779) – Hw Area	WJHP	historic map
	Map > Historic	1779	Hessian Manuscript Map of Central New Jersey (1779)	WJHP	historic map
	Map > Historic	1781	A Sketch of the Northern Parts of New Jersey (1781) – Hills	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1849	Mercer Cty from Original Surveys (1849) – Otley & Keily – HwBoro [HVHS]	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1849	Mercer Cty from Original Surveys (1849) – Otley & Keily – HwTwp [HVHS]	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1849	Mercer Cty from Original Surveys (1849) – Otley & Keily – Hw Boro	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1849	Mercer Cty from Original Surveys (1849) – Otley & Keily – HwBoro detail	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1849	Mercer Cty from Original Surveys (1849) – Otley & Keily	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1860	Map of Phila & Trenton (1860) – Lake and Beers – HwTwp [HVHS]	NJSL	historic map
	Map > Aerial	1926	Hopewell Twp area – Fairchild Aerial (1926) – Im 16	NJSA	aerial map
	Map > Aerial	1926	Hopewell Twp area – Fairchild Aerial (1926) – Set (ZIP)	NJSA	aerial map
	Book > Historic	1897	Healthful Historic Hopewell (1897) – Normer Gray (PDF)	HM	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1897	Healthful Historic Hopewell (1897) – Normer Gray (text)	HM	book historic-book
	Map > Historic	1849	Mercer Cty from Original Surveys (1849) – Otley & Keily [20M]	LoC	historic map
	Book > Historic	1909	1909 Hopewell N.J. (1909) – Fry & Whitehead	HPL	book historic-book
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Mercer County (1875) – Everts & Stewart	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Twp (1875) – Everts & Stewart	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Pennington, Hopewell, Titusville (1875) – Everts & Stewart	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1860	Map of Phila & Trenton (1860) – Lake and Beers – HwBoro [HVHS]	NJSL	historic map
	Map > Historic	1860	Map of Phila & Trenton (1860) – Lake and Beers	NJSL	historic map
	Map > Historic	1860	Map of Phila & Trenton (1860) – Lake and Beers – HwTwp	NJSL	historic map
	Map > Historic	1860	Map of Phila & Trenton (1860) – Lake and Beers – Pennington	NJSL	historic map
	Map > Historic	1872	Topographical Map of Mercer County (1872) – Beers – HwBoro	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1872	Topographical Map of Mercer County (1872) – Beers	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1873	Atlas of N.J. (1873) – Hopkins – Mercer	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Boro (1875) – Everts & Stewart – detail (HM)	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Boro (1875) – Everts & Stewart (HM)	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Twp (1875) – Everts & Stewart – HwBoro (HM/HVHS)	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Twp (1875) – Everts & Stewart (HM/HVHS)	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Pennington Boro (1875) – Everts & Stewart	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Titusville (1875) – Everts & Stewart	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Twp (1875) – Everts & Stewart – HwBoro detail	LoC	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Hopewell, N.J. – Pano (1887) – Fowler [HM] – edited	HM	historic map
	Map > Historic	1860	Map of Phila & Trenton (1860) – Lake and Beers – Mercer Cty [10M]	NJSL	historic map
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Hopewell Boro (1875) – Everts & Stewart	LoC	historic map
	Map > Muni	1915	Hopewell Twp Tax Map (1915) – Hw Boro North (PDF 15M)	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Historic	1887	Hopewell, N.J. – Pano (1887) – Fowler [HM]	HM	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Hopewell, New Jersey (1887) – Fowler [HM] – detail	HM	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Topo map of Flemington area (1887) – Cook [23M]	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Topo map of Flemington area (1887) – Cook	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Topo map of Flemington area (1887) – Cook – HwBoro	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Topo Map of Trenton area (1887) – Cook [23M]	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Topo Map of Trenton area (1887) – Cook	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Topo Map of Trenton area (1887) – Cook – HwBoro	DR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1887	Pennington, N.J. – Pano (1887) – Fowler [HVHS]	HVHS	historic map
	Map > Historic	1903	Hopewell Twp (1903) – Pugh & Downing [HVHS] – HwBoro	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1903	Hopewell Twp (1903) – Pugh & Downing [HVHS]	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Muni	1893	Hopewell Boro Boundary Map (1893)	MCCO	map muni
	Map > Muni	1915	Hopewell Boro Boundaries (1915)	NJSA	map muni
	Map > Historic	1903	Mercer Cty (1903) – Pugh & Downing	HVHS	historic map
	Map > Historic	1903	Mercer Cty (1903) – Pugh & Downing – HwBoro	HVHS	historic map
	Map > Historic	1905	Driving Map of Mercer Cty (1905) – Mueller	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1905	Driving Map of Mercer Cty (1905) – Mueller – HwBoro detail	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1905	Driving Map of Mercer Cty (1905) – Mueller – HwTwp detail [11M]	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1903	Mercer Cty (1903) – Pugh & Downing – HwTwp	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Muni	1915	Hopewell Twp Tax Map (1915) – Hw Boro (PDF 15M)	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1915	Hopewell Twp Tax Map (1915) – Ralston (PDF 15M)	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	2007	Hopewell Boro Zoning Map (2007) (PDF)	HwBoro	map muni
	Map > Muni	2019	Hopewell Boro Tax Map (2019) (PDF)	HwBoro	map muni
	Map > Muni	2017	Hopewell Twp Tax Map (2017) – Hw Boro	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	2017	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (2017) – Full set (PDF 23M)	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	2017	Hopewell Twp Tax Map (2017) – Ralston (PDF)	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1963	Hopewell Twp Roads Map (1963) – Hw Boro	HPL	map muni
	Map > Muni	1963	Hopewell Twp Roads Map (1963)	HPL	map muni
	Map > Muni	1948	Hopewell Boro Zoning Map (1948)	HwBoro	map muni
	Map > Muni	1916	Hopewell Boro Tax Map (1916)	NJSA	map muni
	Book > Historic	1883	History of Burlington and Mercer Ctys (1883) – Woodward & Hageman [140M]	HathiTrust	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1883	History of Burlington and Mercer Ctys (1883) – Woodward & Hageman – MercerCty [59M]	HathiTrust	book historic-book
	Map > Muni	1941	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1941) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1948	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1948) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1951	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1951) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1968	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1968) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1969	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1969) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1972	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1972) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Map > Muni	1983	Hopewell Twp Tax Maps (1983) – Hw Boro area	HwTwp	map muni
	Book > Historic	1883	History of Burlington and Mercer Ctys (1883) – Woodward & Hageman (text)	HathiTrust	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1876	Historical Sketch of Hopewell, Centennial speech (July 4, 1876)	HPL/HM	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1868	Historical Collections of the State of N.J. in 1865 – Barber & Howe [22M]	Goog	book historic-book
	Map > Historic	1890	Fire Map of Hopewell Boro (1890) – Scarlett	HR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1890	Fire Map of Titusville (1890) – Scarlett	HR	historic map
	Map > Historic	1890	Fire Map of Pennington (1890) – Sanborn	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1895	Fire Map of Pennington (1895) – Sanborn	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1902	Fire Map of Pennington (1902) – Sanborn	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1911	Fire Map of Pennington (1911) – Sanborn	PrUniv	historic map
	Map > Historic	1902	Fire map of Hopewell Boro (1902) – Sanborn	PrUniv	historic map
	Book > Historic	1882	Historical Sketch of Old School Baptist Church (1882) – Purington	PBL	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1876	History of Presbyterian Church at Pennington (1876) – Hale	Goog	book historic-book
	Map > Historic	1946	Hopewell Twp – N.J. Fire Rating Map (1946)	Rutgers	historic map
	Map > Historic	1949	Hopewell Boro – N.J. Fire Rating Map (1949)	Rutgers	historic map
	Map > Historic	1950	Pennington Boro – N.J. Fire Rating Map (1950)	Rutgers	historic map
	Map > Aerial	1972	Pennington Boro DEP Aerial Photo (1972)	Rutgers	aerial map
	Book > Historic	1987	Hopewell’s Past (1987) – Betty Gantz (Intro)	HPL	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1931	Town Records of Hopewell (1931) – Colonial Dames (Extract)	HPL	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1963	Hopewell Valley (1963) – League Women Voters (Intro)	HPL	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1947	Be It Ever So Humble (1947) – Dean Ashton (Intro)	HPL	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	2003	A Stroll Through Historic Hopewell (2003) – Audrey Jones (Intro)	HPL	book historic-book
	Map > Historic	1875	Map of Pennington, Hopewell, Titusville (1875) – Evers & Stewart [HVHS]	HVHS	historic map
	Map > Aerial	1931	Pennington, Hopewell, Jacob’s Creek – Aerials (1931) – Mercer Master Plan	HVHS	aerial map
	Map > Aerial	1975	Hopewell Boro area- Aerials (1975) – Mercer RE Atlas	HVHS	aerial map
	Map > Historic	1887	Hopewell, N.J. – Pano (1887) – Fowler [HM] – Key	HM	historic map
	Book > Historic	1882	Industries Of N.J. – Part I. incl. Pennington & Hopewell (1882) – Edwards	Goog	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1882	Industries Of N.J. – Part I (1882) – Edwards – Extract Hw Twp	Goog	book historic-book
	Book > Historic	1985	Hopewell Cultural Survey (1985) – Hopewell Boro	HM	book historic-book
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Recent Posts

Listing of recent blog posts. Search, sort, and filter as desired.

Image	Title	Summary	Categories	Author	Date
	Hopewell Borough Cultural Resource Survey	If you’re interested in the history and architecture of our local communities, it might interest …	Places, Properties	ddixon	10th October 2019
	September 2019 Update	As of the end of September 2019, the site has 106 files posted, including 86 …	Updates	ddixon	30th September 2019
	August 2019 Update	As of the end of September 2019, the site has 95 files posted, including 82 …	Updates	ddixon	31st August 2019
	The Mystery of Honey Hollow / Richard Hunter	On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Richard Hunter of Hunter Research presented a talk on “The …	Properties	ddixon	26th July 2019
	The Hopewell “Castle” in the News	Diccon Hyatt recently wrote a feature article for the U.S. 1 Newspaper, “Uncovering the Dark …	Properties	ddixon	26th July 2019
Image	Title	Summary	Categories	Author	Date