Trenton's Jews

Old Post Office- Federal Building Broad  Street Before Auto Busy Downtown, 1940s Old City Hall (Yards Dept Store)

HOW STREETS OF TRENTON OBTAINED PRESENT NAMES HOW STREETS OF TRENTON OBTAINED PRESENT NAMES This portion of an 1872 map shows the basic arrangement of streets at the heart of Trenton. (from the Vertical Files of the Trentonianna Collection at the Trenton Public Library) Source is indicated as the State Gazette, Sept. 1933 - Jan. 1934 ABERNATHY DRIVE Abernathy Drive memorializes the name of Mr. James Abernathy, famous Scotch engineer. Charles G. Teunon gave this thoroughfare its present name. ALLEN STREET When this thoroughfare was laid out it was named Woodruff Street in honor of Mayor Aaron D. Woodruff. The origin of its present name is in doubt, but there is reason to believe that it stands for William Henry Allen, a distinguished American naval officer. This is supported in part by Montgomery Street, which bears the name of Richard Montgomery, who was also a noted naval officer. William Henry Allen won d