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Here are a few newspaper clippings about the neighborhood as it was being built. Found in the Trentoniana Room of the Trenton Library by Elise Manella, scanned by Michael Nalbone. The originals may be seen at the library!
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History
Hiltonia, a residential community of 315 homes located approximately 3 miles from downtown Trenton in the western part of the City, was created in the early 1920’s by Sam Hilton, a local developer. The original layout of Hiltonia features stately
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A very special ”thank you” is owed to Michael McGrath for taking time to scan each of these newsletters for our enjoyment!
Spring 1979
Summer 1979
Fall 1979
Winter 1979
Spring 1980
Summer 1980
Summer-Fall 1980
Fall 1980
Spring 1981
Summer 1981
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Thanks to a poster named TrentonRetro from TrentonSpeaks.com!
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I suspect the shaded lots had homes built on them.
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Thanks to Bill Merz for touching up these images from a document that is approaching 100 years old!
Did you know you lived in “the most healthful section of the city” where “fogs are unknown?”
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Sometime in the early 80s the neighborhood assembled this series of articles, including a “hand bill” from the turn of the last century about the paving of Hiltonia’s roads (see last page)!
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Below are the cover and one page from a brochure that was designed to promote homeownership in Trenton. The remaining pages had no reference to Hiltonia.
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Hiltonia is in the upper left corner of the photo. The zoom tool works really well. Zoom it all the way in and then move the red box in the upper left corner to the spot you want to look
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