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History · Trenton

45% of Trenton’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 15 buildings. Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1999 on.

2on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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What stands out about Trenton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Trenton’s homes were built before 1951.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Trenton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewFEMA - 497 - Photograph by Sgt. 1st Cla…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Trenton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Trenton.

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Grace Episcopal Church and the Trenton Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Trenton, 1799 to 1999

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 18th century
  2. 1799Post officeThe Trenton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1951Born hereLes Strayhorn is born here
  5. 1999In the archiveFEMA - 497 - Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Wedeking taken on 09-16-1999 in North Caro…
By decade

Trenton, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
FEMA - 497 - Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Wedeking taken on 09-16-1999 in North Carolina1999FEMA - 497 - Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Wedeki…
Today5 recent
Jones County Courthouse, NC2019Jones County Courthouse, NCConfederate Monument, Jones County Courthouse , Jones County, North Carolina2019Confederate Monument, Jones County Courthouse , Jones…Jones County Courthouse2016Jones County CourthouseBrock Mill Pond - panoramio - shep892922016Brock Mill Pond - panoramio - shep89292NCMap-doton-Trenton2004NCMap-doton-Trenton
On the National Register

2 listings protect 16 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
16
each building in a district counts
first listed
1972
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal ChurchTrenton Historic District
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Italianate1
Gothic Revival1
Queen Anne1
Eastlake1
Georgian1
Grace Episcopal ChurchBuilding
Trenton Historic DistrictGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Trenton’s history

What is on the National Register in Trenton?

Two places: the Grace Episcopal Church (listed 1972) and the Trenton Historic District (1974).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.