Museum

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie

About This Place

The Trenton City Museum, housed in the Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park, features exhibits on Trenton's history from the colonial period to the present, including material related to the Revolutionary War battles fought in the area.

Revolutionary Significance

While the Ellarslie Mansion itself dates to the 1840s, the museum's collections include artifacts and interpretive materials covering Trenton's colonial and revolutionary periods. The museum provides context for understanding how the Battle of Trenton fits within the broader history of the city and the region.

Location

Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618

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Events at This Location

1758
Old Barracks Built for French and Indian War
Johann Rall
1776
Fall of Fort Washington
Johann Rall, Nathanael Greene
1776
Continental Army Retreats Through Trenton
George Washington, Nathanael Greene
1776
Fall of Fort Lee
1776
Intelligence Gathering Before the Crossing
John Honeyman, George Washington, Johann Rall
1776
Continental Congress Flees Philadelphia
1776
New Jersey Militia Harassment of Hessian Outposts
Johann Rall
1776
Hessian Garrison Established at Trenton
Johann Rall, Abraham Hunt, Phillis
1776
Publication of "The American Crisis"
1776
Washington Crosses the Delaware
George Washington, John Glover, Henry Knox
1776
Battle of Trenton
George Washington, Johann Rall, Henry Knox
1776
Night March from the Delaware to Trenton
1776
Hessian Surrender at Trenton
George Washington, Johann Rall
1776
Death of Colonel Rall
Johann Rall
1776
Washington Re-crosses the Delaware
1776
Washington's Re-enlistment Appeal
George Washington
1776
Enlistment Crisis and Re-enlistment Appeal
George Washington
1776
Hessian Prisoners Marched Through Philadelphia
1777
Night March from Trenton to Princeton
George Washington, Henry Knox
1777
Cornwallis's March to Trenton
George Washington