Historical markers are popping up along the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. In furtherance of the Trail’s “The History Along the LHT” project, four more historical markers have been installed — two in Lawrence and two in Hopewell — to bring the total to 17 markers along the 20-mile-long trail.
Two of the new signs, along Pennington Rocky Hill Road, highlight the history of farming in Hopewell Township. Another, along Province Line Road, focuses on the history of the King’s Highway, today’s US-206. The fourth, on the trail at the Educational Testing Services (ETS) campus, explains ETS’s history and the development of its corporate campus.
The nonprofit Lawrence Hopewell Trail Corp., which works with landowners to build and maintain the trail, began the project of installing historical markers along the trail in 2021. The signs, funded largely through a generous donor and developed with Hunter Research, describe everything from notable events to historic structures to geological formations. As a result, the trail, already popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, and birdwatchers, has also become an outdoor history museum.
The History Along the LHT program will continue in 2025 with the anticipated installation of a half-dozen additional signs, including several on the planned Maidenhead Meadows boardwalk in Lawrence Township. Watch for special Saturday Morning Walking Club events that include brief local history talks at each sign.
The complete list of installed signs can be found on the Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s website, lhtrail.org/history
Submitted by the Lawrence Hopewell Trail
