Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
Here are three maps that continue the story of the development of the Hopewell Valley road network. The 1920s N. J. State Road Maps show the original route of our Route 31 (previously Route 69) – directly through downtown Pennington and then forking at Marshall’s Corner. The 1962 Hopewell Township Road Map then shows roads … Continue reading 1920s and 1962 Hopewell Road Maps
by Douglas Dixon Here are some highlights of the 2023 additions to the History Project site, with links to more information, plus associated documents, maps, photos, and videos. The purpose of the Hopewell Valley History Project is assemble an archive of reference material in local history, shared online in digital and searchable formats for education … Continue reading Hopewell History Project – 2023 Highlights
The December updates to the History Project featured research on the Brick Farm Market building, the Old School Baptist Church, and 1960s area maps, plus large photo collections from several contributors on St. Michael’s Orphanage, from the Hopewell Business Association, and of Titusville and Washington Crossing postcards. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, … Continue reading December 2023 Update – Brick Farm Market & St. Michael’s
The October updates to the History Project featured local dairies, 1974 aerials, and a variety of new images. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 308 files in the Archives, including 153 documents and 155 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 3680 files, and the Panoramas Collection … Continue reading October 2023 Update – Dairies & Aerials
Here is a fun collection of milk bottles and other artifacts from the heyday of independent farms and dairies in the Hopewell Valley in the mid 1900s. These are from the collection of Robert Warznak, including some items from his grandparent’s dairy, Hillcrest Farm (or Hillcrest Dairy), on Pennington-Titusville Road. They include bottles from the … Continue reading Hopewell Valley Dairies
What do you notice in these two 1974 aerial views around the Hopewell Elementary School? One shows the view from the school north to Broad Street, and the other shows the view west from the intersection of Broad and Princeton Avenue. These wonderfully clear photos show features including St. Alphonsus Church, the businesses then at … Continue reading Hopewell Borough 1974 Aerials
The September updates to the History Project included the Quarry Swim Club presentation and related references including information on stone crusher machines, plus photos of the Hopewell Harvest Fair and updates on the Runyon Farmstead construction. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 308 files in the Archives, including … Continue reading September 2023 Update – Quarry Video
The Hopewell Quarry Swim Club, west of Hopewell Borough, was once the site of a rock quarry that operated from the 1890s to around 1920, making crushed stone for local roads. And the stone crusher equipment there did provide the name for the adjacent Crusher Road. In this profusely illustrated presentation, Doug Dixon surveys this … Continue reading Memories of the Hopewell Quarry – Video and References
The August updates to the History Project included more on the Quarry Swim Club and the American Legion Carnival. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 300 files in the Archives, including 150 documents and 150 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 3513 files, and the Panoramas … Continue reading August 2023 Update – Legion Carnival
The July updates to the History Project included galleries of construction updates on the Hopewell Inn and Runyon Farmstead properties, more on the evolution of the Quarry Swim Club, additional Hopewell Valley church histories, and the Hopewell Bicentennial Quilt. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 300 files in … Continue reading July 2023 Update – Construction Updates
