About This Place
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, founded in 1703, is one of Trenton's oldest religious institutions. During the Revolution, the Anglican congregation included both patriots and Loyalists, reflecting the divided loyalties that characterized many communities in New Jersey.
Revolutionary Significance
The original St. Michael's Church building stood on Warren Street during the Revolution and was in the path of the fighting on December 26, 1776. The church cemetery contains graves from the colonial and revolutionary periods. The Anglican/Episcopal congregation's divided loyalties during the Revolution mirrored the broader divisions in New Jersey society, where the war was often experienced as a civil conflict between neighbors.
Location
140 North Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
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Events at This Location
1758
Old Barracks Built for French and Indian WarJohann Rall
1776
Fall of Fort WashingtonJohann Rall, Nathanael Greene
1776
Continental Army Retreats Through TrentonGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene
1776
1776
Intelligence Gathering Before the CrossingJohn Honeyman, George Washington, Johann Rall
1776
1776
1776
Hessian Garrison Established at TrentonJohann Rall, Abraham Hunt, Phillis
1776
1776
Washington Crosses the DelawareGeorge Washington, John Glover, Henry Knox
1776
Battle of TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall, Henry Knox
1776
1776
Hessian Surrender at TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall
1776
Death of Colonel RallJohann Rall
1776
1776
Washington's Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
Enlistment Crisis and Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
1777
Night March from Trenton to PrincetonGeorge Washington, Henry Knox
1777
Cornwallis's March to TrentonGeorge Washington