Trenton, Ohio
N 39° 28.856 W 084° 27.537
16S E 718550 N 4373230
Trenton, Ohio is named after Trenton, New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WM78FB
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2009
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From the sign at this location:
"The Village of Trenton (Platted 1816, Incorporated as Village 1896, Became a city 1971
Trenton's founder, Michael Pearch, came to the area in 1801. The original village of 33 lots was named Bloomfield. When the post office was established in 1820, it was named Trenton to honor the founder's home state of New Jersey. Pearch's in law, Squier Littell, was the first resident doctor in Butler County. Originally Settled by the English, Trenton saw a migration of Germans by 1840. By 1851, the farming community became a grain center with the introduction of te Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad. Further development occurred when a franchise was granted to operation interurban electric traction cars through the village in 1896. Early commercial endeavors were Dietz, Good & Company grain elevator, Trenton Foundry, and Magnode Corporation. By 1991 the largest industries were Miller Brewing Company and Cenergy/Cincinnati Gas & Electric. "
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