Building Support for Sustainable Community Capital
Mark Roseland, "Toward Sustainable Communities" (2005)
These are a few of the local blogs and websites that contain a wealth of information about Hamilton's history.
Tom Glover is Hamilton's longtime local historian and custodian of the local history collection at the Hamilton Public Library.
Hamilton native Don Whiteley has created this site to commemorate his early years in the the Yardville Heights neighborhood, located in the Southeast corner of Hamilton.
Hamilton has two major cultural resources, and (hopefully) more on the way....
Grounds for Sculpture
Grounds For Sculpture is a 35-acre public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. It was founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people.
Visitors to the park can enjoy the outdoor permanent collection, indoor seasonal exhibitions, and learn about contemporary sculpture through a variety of educational programs including workshops for adults and children, artist residencies and lectures, tours for adults, schoolchildren, toddlers, as well as touch tours for the blind.
In addition, the park also offers various events, a 35-acre arboretum, shopping and dining, including the high-rated fine dining destination known as Rat’s Restaurant. In 2007, over 100,000 people visited Grounds For Sculpture.
Boheme Opera Company
Since 1981, Boheme Opera
According to Boheme's vision statement:
We envision being a nationally recognized and regionally oriented opera company that delights sell out audiences with an ever-increasing number of outstanding opera productions. Financially responsible, artistically innovative, and organizationally efficient, we will be the premier performing arts company in the region – a leader in the cultural initiatives of the city and a recognized name and asset to the community.
Historic Sites
Hamilton has several sites that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places....
Civil War and Native American Museum
The Civil War and Native American Museum commemorates Camp Olden, a Civil War training camp in Trenton. The museum sits next to the John Abbott II House inside the Kuser Road entrance to Hamilton Veterans Park.
Isaac Watson House
The Isaac Watson House, widely recognized as Mercer County's oldest house, is located at 151 Westcott Street, at the entrance to John A. Roebling Park. Roebling Park is a 200 acre sanctuary near the center of Trenton. The house itself sits on a bluff overlooking Watson's Creek.
The house was restored by the New Jersey State Society of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as part of the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebration in 1964. It now serves as the New Jersey DAR's headquarters.
Isaac Pearson House
The Isaac Pearson House was built in 1733 and is located at the intersection of Emiline Street and Hobson Street, in the southeast section of Hamilton.
Isaac Pearson was a prominent local figure, elected several times to New Jersey's Provincial Assembly. He served on the General Committee of Correspondence appointed by the Assembly in July, 1774. He also served on the first Committee of Safety, October 1775.
Pearson was apparently murdered in Hightstown, either by robbers or by Continentals who suspected him of collaborating with the British.
