Lamberton was the name of a port community on the Delaware River in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] It was annexed by the city of Trenton as part of South Trenton in 1856.[2] It is now known simply as Waterfront.[3]
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Coordinates: 40°11′59″N 74°45′32″W / 40.19972°N 74.75889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Mercer |
City | Trenton |
Lamberton is often incorrectly attributed as the birthplace of Zebulon Pike, for whom Pikes Peak (in Colorado) was named,[4] though the explorer was born in another Lamberton, now known as Lamington, in Bedminster Township in Somerset County.[5]
1856 Lamberton annexed to Trenton.