101 Barrack Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609)396-1776
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Trenton Barracks constructed in 1758 by the colony of New Jersey as winter quarters for British “regulars” during the French and Indian War. Following the Battles of Trenton, the Continental Army occupied the barracks. Enter the year 1777, “living history”; infirmary, squad room, Officers’ House.
“All Is Threatened and Endangered…”:
New Jersey in the French & Indian War
Exhibit examines: the building of five barracks to house British “regulars”; roles of Lenape/Delaware people and British “regulars”; campaigns of the “Jersey Blues”. Artifacts exhibited include: powder horns, colonial pine tree flag.
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