The Grove

The Grove is a New Jersey historical marker in Mercer County, dedicated 1963.

Outside the house which is now a branch of the Public Library on N. Clinton Ave. at Girard St. · location approximate

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Built by Samuel Dickinson about 1792. His son, John, attempted silk culture here. Called "The Grove" from its wooded setting.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1777 · Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops in New Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1794 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · New Jersey (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1802 · Road from Philadelphia to New York. (Maps) 7, 6, 8 and 9. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Armees Americaine et Britannique en 1776 et 1777 dans le Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Road from Philadelphia to New York. (Maps) 7, 6, 8 and 9, 1802, covering the location of The Grove, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Road from Philadelphia to New York. (Maps) 7, 6, 8 and 9, 1802, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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