The Grove

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

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.

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under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

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