Port Mercer is an unincorporated community located where the municipal boundaries of Lawrence Township, Princeton and West Windsor Township intersect in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is the location of the historic Port Mercer Canal House along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.

Port Mercer, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The historic Port Mercer Canal House.
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Coordinates: 40°18′15″N 74°41′06″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Mercer
Township	Lawrence, Princeton and West Windsor
Elevation [1]	56 ft (17 m)
GNIS feature ID	879438[1]

Port mercer developed starting in the 1830s with the construction of the Delaware & Raritan Canal. It represents one of West Windsor's historic hamlets, and several mid-1800s residences still populate the community. The hamlet thrived from the 1830s until the mid-late 1800s, when the current Northeast Corridor rail line relocated from next to the canal to its current position.[3]

In October 2019, the Historical Society of West Windsor published an online museum exploring the history of West Windsor - including Port Mercer.[3]

References

External links

• West Windsor History Museum - Port Mercer

• Port Mercer Canal House - Lawrence Historical Society

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