Abbott Farm Historic District
Abbott Farm Historic District | |
 The Isaac Watson House stands in the district | |
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| Location | Hamilton Township, and Bordentown, New Jersey |
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| NRHP reference No. | 76001158 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976 |
| Designated NHLD | December 8, 1976[1] |
The Abbott Farm Historic District is a National Historic Landmark archeological site in New Jersey. It is the largest known Middle Woodland village of its type on the eastern seaboard of the United States.[2] Significant evidence suggests that the Delaware River floodplain was occupied by Paleoindian people for a long period.[3] It was inhabited between 500 BC and 500 AD.[2] It has been a source of controversy and debate around early development.
The district encompasses some 2,000 acres (810 ha) of marshlands and bluffs in southern Mercer County and northern Burlington County, in the communities of Hamilton Township, Bordentown, and Bordentown Township. The area, in addition to its archeological importance, includes historically important buildings and transportation-related structures. Included within its boundaries are John A. Roebling Park and the Isaac Watson House in Hamilton Township.[4]
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey
- Assunpink Trail
- Lenape Trail
- Minisink Archeological Site
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b NHL Writeup
- ^ "The Northeast". On the Record. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "2008 Interpretive Plan for Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark" (PDF). Mercer County Parks Commission. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey
- History of Trenton, New Jersey
- Archaeological sites in New Jersey
- Native American history of New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey
- Bordentown, New Jersey
- Bordentown Township, New Jersey
- Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs