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 October 2019, the Digital Archives include over a hundred digital books and maps that are primary reference materials for our local history, plus over two hundred images of buildings from historic books and postcards.
Presentation on the Hopewell Valley History Project – Talk for the Hopewell Public Library on Wednesday, December 4, at 7 pm, at the Hopewell Train Station
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 Public Library, Hopewell Valley Historical Society, Hopewell Museum, Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, and New Jersey State Library and State Archives.
In addition, we are developing printable Reference Guides to provide overviews of the available materials and references for future research.
See the Book Archives, Map Archives, and Image Archives for descriptions of the available materials of each type, the associated Reference 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 summaries on important people, places, houses, etc.
Reference Guides – Printable Listings
The Books and Maps Reference Guides include several types of printable guides (PDF), including Galleries with images and catalogs of available sources and materials, Chronologies with listings of all the materials in the archives (plus other interesting related material) with additional information, and Sources Guides with references for further investigation (especially digital).
Digital Archives – Tables of Resources
The Digital Archives contain copies of resource files for convenient browsing, plus printable Reference Guides with links to additional external resources. Browse all materials, or specific types:
- Digital Archives – All materials in all formats
- 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.
Quick search of all Archives, with listings of available materials. Search, sort, and filter as desired.
| View | Type | Year | Title | Source | type2_hfilter |
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 | 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 | 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 > Historic | 1875 | Map of Mount Rose (1875) – Everts & Stewart | LoC | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1887 | Hopewell, N.J. – Pano (1887) – Fowler [HM] – edited | HM | historic map |
 | 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) – Bien [23M] | DR | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1887 | Topo map of Flemington area (1887) – Bien | DR | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1887 | Topo map of Flemington area (1887) – Bien – HwBoro | DR | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1887 | Topo Map of Trenton area (1887) – Bien [23M] | DR | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1887 | Topo Map of Trenton area (1887) – Bien | DR | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1887 | Topo Map of Trenton area (1887) – Bien – 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 | 1915 | Hopewell Twp Tax Map (1915) – Hw Boro North (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 |
 | 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 – MercerCty [59M] | HathiTrust | book historic-book |
 | 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 | 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) – Everts & 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 |
 | Book > Historic | 1830 | An Epitome of Universal Geography w/ 60 Maps (1830) – Hale | Goog | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1872 | State Atlas of New Jersey (1872) – Beers | Rutgers | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1888 | Atlas of New Jersey, Geological Survey (1888) – Bien [Extract – NJ & HV] | Princeton | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1886 | General Atlas Of The World (1886) – Colton | DR | book historic-book |
 | Map > Historic | 1778 | Map of Province of New Jersey (1778) – Faden | Princeton | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1778 | Map of Province of New Jersey (1778) – Faden – Mercer Co. | Princeton | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1830 | Map of New Jersey (1830) – Hale – Universal Geography | Google | historic map |
 | Map > Historic | 1886 | Map of New Jersey (1886) Colton – General Atlas | DR | historic map |
 | Book > Historic | 1987 | Hopewell’s Past (1987) – Betty Gantz | HPL | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1996 | Hopewell RR Station Preservation Plan (1996) | HwBoro | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1981 | Operating Passenger RR Stations in NJ – Historical Survey (1981) | NRHP | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1974 | Natl Register Nomination – Pennington RR Station (1974) | NRHP | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1981 | Natl Register – NJ Transit RR Station Survey: Hopewell (1981) | NRHP | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1984 | Natl Register / Passenger RR Stations Thematic Nomination | NRHP | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1979 | Hopewell Borough Master Plan (1979) | HwBoro | book historic-book |
 | Book > Historic | 1910 | Bell Telephone Directory – Hopewell (1910) | DHS | book historic-book |
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Image Digital Archives
The Image Digital Archives currently include photos and postcards of buildings in Hopewell Borough.
Some images are scanned / photographed from historic books (around 1900), and others were kindly contributed by local authors, photographers, and postcard collectors.
The Image Reference Guide summarizes and describes the available sets of images, including the sources / contributors and the naming conventions used for the files.
The Image Archives currently are hosted on Google Drive. You can browse by image or name, and view and download the images.
The files are named by street address and year for convenient searching and sorting. This makes it easy to compare images along the same street, at the same address in different years, or from different sources.
Recent Posts – Site Updates
Listing of recent blog posts with updates on new additions. Search, sort, and filter as desired.
| Image | Title | Summary | Categories | Author | Date |
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| Hopewell Valley History Project – The Talk | Our public introduction of this site and the Hopewell Valley History Project will be the …
| Updates | ddixon | 22nd November 2019 |
| November 2019 Update | It’s been a busy month, with several major additional already covered in blog posts, so …
| Updates | ddixon | 1st December 2019 |
| Railroad Stations in the National Register of Historic Places | The railroad stations in Hopewell and Pennington boroughs are both listed on the National Register …
| Places, Properties | ddixon | 22nd November 2019 |
| House and Street Images | We have expand from collecting books and maps into assembling images of local buildings and …
| Properties | ddixon | 16th November 2019 |
| Hopewell’s Past by Betty Gantz | We are thrilled to announce that the site now includes the Hopewell’s Past book by …
| Properties | ddixon | 10th November 2019 |
| New Jersey Maps and Atlases | We’ve added some interesting historic maps of New Jersey, and some of the early Atlases …
| Updates | ddixon | 5th November 2019 |
| October 2019 Update | As of the end of October 2019, the site has 108 files posted, including 86 …
| Updates | ddixon | 5th November 2019 |
| 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 |
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