West Trenton, New Jersey | |
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 TheTrenton-Mercer Airport (IATA: TTN) in the West Trenton neighborhood ofEwing Township,New Jersey is a shared civilian-military airport. | |
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| Coordinates:40°15′50″N74°49′07″W / 40.26389°N 74.81861°W /40.26389; -74.81861 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Township | Ewing |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 881731[1] |
West Trenton is anunincorporated community withinEwing Township inMercer County,New Jersey, United States. It is a suburban area located adjacent to the northwestern portion of the city ofTrenton, from which it derives its name.[2] Located at the intersection ofBear Tavern Road/Grand Avenue andWest Upper Ferry Road, it is one of the oldest settlements in Ewing Township.
The community was known asBirmingham and thenTrenton 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]
It is home to theNew Jersey State Police Headquarters,Trenton–Mercer Airport, Trenton Country Club,[5]New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company,The Homasote Company, TheMarie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf,[6] and the nearbyVilla 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 theSEPTA Regional RailWest Trenton Line.
West Trenton was the site of the General MotorsInland Fisher Guide Plant owned by itsFisher Body division. During World War II, the TBM version of theGrumman TBF Avengertorpedo 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 finalenvironmental remediation and redevelopment.
TheNaval Air Warfare Center Trenton operated on a 528-acre (214 ha) site in West Trenton from 1953 to 1997.[8]
As of other parts of the township it is a part ofEwing Public Schools, served byEwing High School.
Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf, a statewide school, opened in West Trenton in 1923.[9]
Villa Victoria Academy is in West Trenton.
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.
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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