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Ewing Township, New JerseyUnincorporated communities in Mercer County, New Jersey

sectionEwing TownshipMercer CountyNew JerseyTrentonBear Tavern Road/Grand AvenueWest Upper Ferry RoadNew Jersey State PoliceTrenton–Mercer AirportNew Jersey Manufacturers Insurance CompanyThe Homasote CompanyVilla Victoria AcademyInterstate 295West Trenton Train StationSEPTA Regional RailWest Trenton LineInland Fisher Guide PlantFisher BodyGrumman TBF Avengertorpedo bomberNaval Air Warfare Center Trenton

Unincorporated Community in New Jersey, United States

West Trenton, New Jersey
Unincorporated Community
Homes along Grand Avenue
West Trenton Location of West Trenton in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey Show map of Mercer County, New Jersey West Trenton West Trenton (New Jersey) Show map of New Jersey West Trenton West Trenton (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°15′50″N 74°49′07″W / 40.26389°N 74.81861°W / 40.26389; -74.81861Coordinates: 40°15′50″N 74°49′07″W / 40.26389°N 74.81861°W / 40.26389; -74.81861
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Mercer
Township	Ewing
Elevation [1]	164 ft (50 m)
GNIS feature ID	881731[1]

West Trenton is a section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburban area located adjacent to the northwestern portion of the city of Trenton, from which it derives its name.^[2] Located at the intersection of Bear Tavern Road/Grand Avenue and West Upper Ferry Road, it is one of the oldest settlements in Ewing Township.

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  2 Points of interest
  


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  3 References
  


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  4 External links
  

History

The community was known as Birmingham and then Trenton Junction before adopting its current name.^[3] Today, West Trenton is primarily a residential neighborhood consisting of a mixture of detached, single-family homes and semi-attached, half-duplexes, the majority of which were built from the early 1900s through the 1950s.^[4]

Points of interest

It is home to the New Jersey State Police Headquarters, Trenton–Mercer Airport, Trenton Country Club,^[5]New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, The Homasote Company, The Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf,^[6] and the nearby Villa Victoria Academy, a Catholic primary and secondary school for girls. Religious institutions include Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Roman Catholic),^[7] West Trenton Presbyterian Church, and Calvary Chapel of Mercer County (Evangelical). Interstate 295 is just northwest of the community and is linked to it by Bear Tavern Road. West Trenton Train Station is the outermost stop on the SEPTA Regional Rail West Trenton Line.

West Trenton was the site of the General Motors Inland Fisher Guide Plant owned by its Fisher Body division. During World War II, the TBM version of the Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber was produced here for the United States Navy. Women were employed to fly the bombers from the nearby airport to their deployment sites. The facility was demolished and the site is awaiting final environmental remediation and redevelopment.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Trenton was also located in West Trenton from 1953 to 1997.

References

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   ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2015.
   


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   ^ Jo Ann Tesauro (2002). Images of America: Ewing Township. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0-7385-1040-8. Birmingham/Trenton Junction/West Trenton was a village whose main intersection was located at today's Bear Tavern and West Upper Ferry Roads. It contained a blacksmith shop, a cobbler, and several homesteads. Birmingham was renamed Trenton Junction in 1882. The Trenton Junction Station was built in the late 1880s, and c. 1930 it was renamed West Trenton Station.
   


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   ^ "West Trenton, Ewing Township, New Jersey". livingplaces.com. Retrieved 2015-01-18. West Trenton is a residential neighborhood of semi-attached twins and detached singles built from the early 1900s through the 1950s. Median age is ca. 1953. Median lot size is approximately 1/4 acre. Typical homes have 3 to 4 bedrooms with 1 to 2 baths; most of the homes have full basements; about half have 1-car, attached garages. The neighborhood is generally centered around the intersection of Upper Ferry Road West with Bear Tavern Road/Grand Avenue.
   


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   ^ Trenton Country Club website
   


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   ^ Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf website
   


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   ^ Our Lady of Good Counsel Church website
   

External links

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  Media related to West Trenton, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons