History Brief: How Hopewell Became a Town (1850s-1920s) with the Arrival of the Railroad in the 1870s
This brief is extended from a talk presented for the Sourland Conservancy in October 2022.
The theme of this work is to celebrate the community of Hopewell Borough in the late 1800s into the early 1900s. These people took advantage of the arrival of the railroads in the 1870s, and worked diligently to develop the institutions and utilities and businesses needed to grow Hopewell into a full-fledged town. Their legacy is still visible in the streetscapes that we think of as the historical look of Hopewell, in the local institutions that are still with us today, and in the strong community spirit of contributing back to the town.
29 pp.
Tag – HwBoro
File – 2023-HwBoro-Became-Town-Brief-HvHist.pdf
