1989: Hamilton High Veterans' Memorial

Mercer Messenger, October 19, 1989

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION



1939: Hamilton High/Pitman Farm

Although this photo isn't of the best quality, it does depict two important areas in the history of Broad Street Park.  Hamilton High. lower left, which opened in 1930, occupied land which was once a part of the Pitman Farm.  The horse racing oval of Earl Pitman is seen in the upper portion of the photo.  The Pitman Farm  encompassed many acres and originally extended to South Broad Street.  

1988: Hornet Thoughtfulness

Mercer Messenger

What joy these smiling faces must have brought to those celebrating birthdays.  What, no males wanted to be future business leaders?

1930: False Alarm at Hamilton High

Trenton Evening Times, September 6, 1930

 Some reporters in the past had a tendency to sensationalize events.  This article is written as if the reporter actually responded with the firefighters.  If you are unaware, firefighters are not "sad"  when there is no property damage, injury, or worse, loss of life.

1929: Hamilton High School Approved

Hamilton Township Public Library Local History Collection

Hamilton High opened in 1930.  It was another first for Broad Street Park in the development of Hamilton Township and served  students as the only high school for many years until a second (Steinert) and third (Nottingham) were opened as a result of the growth of the municipality.  Now let me mount my soapbox.  I find it grossly inconsistent today to refer to Hamilton High as "Hamilton West" when the other high schools are called by their names previously mentioned. Let's have either Hamilton West, Hamilton East and Hamilton North or Hamilton, Steinert and Nottingham!