Har Sinai Temple, Trenton, New Jersey Figure 1 First Location on State St. Trenton of the Revolution was a small of a hundred houses — a typical Colonial village in its pursuits and interests, dreaming away the years on the pleasant coastal plain. Half a century later, it caught up in a significant industrial and commercial growth surge. Linked at last to the two great population centers to the north and south by rail, water, road business, and extensive enterprise, Trenton was an attractive center to locate. By 1857, the city's population was 15,000. Steel, rubber, and pottery were on the threshold of becoming significant industries. Retail trade flourished, and there was activity in real estate development. Trenton goods began to flow out to the nation's markets. This growth had been noticed in New York and Philadelphia, whose Jewish communities were almost two centuries old. Slowly and later, at an increased pace, Jews came to Trenton to wo...
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