West Trenton, New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 is a section of the Trenton

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

 suburb of Ewing Township

Ewing Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 35,790 people, 13,171 households, and 7,980 families residing in the township. There were 13,926 housing units. The racial makeup of the township was 63.1% White, 27.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.2%...

, located just northwest of the capital's city limits.

It is home to the New Jersey State Police

New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey State Police is the state police force for the state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with state wide jurisdiction when requested by the Governor, designated by Troop Sectors.-History:...

 Headquarters, Trenton-Mercer Airport

Trenton-Mercer Airport

Trenton-Mercer Airport , formerly known as Mercer County Airport, is a public airport located in Ewing, New Jersey, four miles northwest of the central business district of Trenton, a city in Mercer County, New Jersey...

, Trenton Country Club http://www.trentoncc.com/, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company or NJM offers commercial auto, personal auto, workers' compensation, homeowner's, flood, and umbrella insurance. The company formed in 1913 by a group of factory owners seeking workmen's compensation coverage. NJM has grown to provide insurance to more...

, The Homasote Company

Homasote

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, The Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf http://www.mksd.org/, and the nearby Villa Victoria Academy

Villa Victoria Academy

Villa Victoria Academy is an all-girls, private, Catholic elementary and high school in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton....

, a Catholic primary and secondary school for girls. Religious institutions include Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Roman Catholic), West Trenton Presbyterian Church, and Calvary Chapel of Mercer County (Evangelical). The Scudder Falls Bridge

Scudder Falls Bridge

The Scudder Falls Bridge is a girder bridge that carries Interstate 95 over the Delaware River, connecting Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. This bridge, which was constructed from 1958 to 1959, is maintained by the Delaware...

 crosses the Delaware River

Delaware River

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 nearby. West Trenton

West Trenton (SEPTA station)

West Trenton is the northern terminus of the SEPTA West Trenton Line. It is officially located at Grand & Railroad Avenues in Ewing, New Jersey, however this address only applies to the southbound station house on the west side of the tracks...

 is the outermost stop on the SEPTA Regional Rail

SEPTA Regional Rail

The SEPTA Regional Rail system consists of commuter rail service on thirteen branches to over 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and its suburbs. Service on most lines runs from 5:30 AM to midnight...

 West Trenton Line

West Trenton Line (SEPTA)

The West Trenton Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to West Trenton, New Jersey.-Route:The West Trenton Line connects Center City, Philadelphia with the West Trenton section of Ewing, New Jersey...

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West Trenton was the site of the General Motors Inland Fisher Guide Plant

Inland Fisher Guide Plant (New Jersey)

The Inland Fisher Guide Plant was a General Motors facility located in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey that opened in 1938 as one of its most modern plants and was operated by the firm for 60 years...

 owned by its Fisher Body

Fisher Body

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 division. During World War II, the TBM version of the Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber

Torpedo bomber

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was produced here for the United States Navy. The facility was demolished and the site is awaiting final environmental remediation and redevelopment.