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Mercer County is is named for Continental Army General Hugh Mercer, who died at the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
East Windsor
Ewing
Hamilton
Lawrence
Princeton Borough
Princeton Township
Robbinsville
Trenton
West Windsor
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
609-771-1855
Mercer County Community College
West Windsor Campus
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
609-586-4800
Princeton Theological Seminary
64 Mercer Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-8300
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
609-258-3000
Rider University
Princeton Campus
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-921-7100
Strayer University - Lawrenceville Campus
3150 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
609-406-7600
Thomas Edison State College
101 W. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
888-442-8372
Mercer County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Freeholders are the center of the legislative and administrative resonsibility in Mercer County.
These are the administrative offices:
Public Information
McDade Administration Building
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ
609-989-6584
Serves as the public information center for county government departments and agencies.
County Administrator
McDade Administration Building
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ
609-989-6584
Responsible for the day-to-day operation and supervision of the county departments and their divisions and projects.
Clerk of the Board
McDade Administration Building
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ
609-989-6584
Responsible for the adminstrative and supervisory functions of the board of freeholders.
Prosecutor
Mercer County Courthouse
209 South Broad Street
Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08650
609-989-6351
The county's chief law enforcement officer.
County Counsel
609-989-6511
Manages all legal matters for the county, and represents the county in litigation.
Mercer County Sheriff
175 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-989-6100
Responsible for providing highly technical and specialized services to local law enforcement agencies.
Balpate Mountain
Fiddlers Creek Road, or Pleasant Valley Road
Titusville, NJ
609-989-6559
The Mountain has over 12 miles of marked natural trails for hiking and horse back riding. There are trails for all abilities from short level loops to steep rocky trails.
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Nestled in the heart of the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District, this 130-acre park was a working farm for over 240 years when its last private owner, Inez Howe Howell, gave it to Mercer County in 1974. The Park Commission is restoring the farm to look and operate the way it did a century ago -- a time when most of Mercer County was still rural and when farmers worked by hand and horse power to make the land productive. In keeping with Mrs. Howell's wishes, the Park Commission offers year-around programs that allow visitors of all ages to join in the work and fun of life on a farm.
Herrontown Woood Arboretum
Snowden Lane & Herrontown Road
Princeton, NJ
This completely wooded park, with its mature trees and gently rolling contour, is among the best in the area for a moderate hiking adventure.
Millyard Park & South River Walk Park
off of South Clinton Avenue adjacent to the Roebling Marketplace
Trenton, NJ
This park provides an ideal setting for street fairs, small concerts and art fairs and is a favorite lunch stop for area business offices.
Mercer County Park
Mercer County Park encompasses over 2,500 acres covering areas of the Townships of West Windsor, Hamilton and Lawrence. The Park has year-round facilities for all ages and includes both active and passive recreational opportunities.
Mercer Meadows
Keefe Road and Cold Soil Road
Hopewell and Lawrence Township, NJ
The Mercer Meadows facilities and opportunities are extremely passive and involve natural trails, viewing areas, and limited amenities. Areas include: walking, bike and horse trails, scenic nature photography areas, cross country skiing trail, environmental education areas, current farm land, fishing in designated areas, and acres and acres of wildlife observation.
John A. Roebling Park
257 acre natural park in an urban setting that has a fresh water marsh connected to the tidal portion of the Delaware River and a spring-fed lake, appropriate named Spring Lake. The park is located within the Trenton-Hamilton Marsh.
Rosedale Park
off Federal City Road
Hopewell Township, NJ
609-448-3694
Rosedale Park encompasses 472 acres and includes a 38-acre lake stocked with trout. This is a very popular location on the opening day of the trout season.
Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce
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