Titusville is an

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located within Hopewell Township in Mercer County,

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, United States. The area includes a post office with its own ZIP code (08560), several restaurants, gas stations, a firehouse, and a small cluster of homes. The

Washington Crossing State Park Washington Crossing State Park is a New Jersey state park that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Washington Crossing and Titusville sections of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, ...

, dedicated to George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River in 1776, is adjacent to the community.

History

Titusville's central feature is a small village that sits on a bluff overlooking a picturesque stretch of the

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with stairwells connecting the village to private docks on the river. The Feeder Canal for the

Delaware and Raritan Canal The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelp ...

runs parallel to the river just to the east of the village, which is connected to River Road ( Route 29) by several two-lane bridges. A biking/walking trail follows the canal, constructed when the former Belvidere-Delaware Railroad line was removed in the early 1980s. Opposite the canal from the river, extending eastward, are a number of small residential streets, a county park centered about Baldpate Mountain, and the homes ringing the base of the mountain and county park. Titusville is just north of the Johnson Ferry House in adjacent Washington Crossing, the scene of

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during the

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. In 1831, the ferry was replaced by the

Washington Crossing Bridge Washington Crossing Bridge (officially the Washington Crossing Toll Supported Bridge) is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Washington Crossing, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, U ...

, linking it with Washington Crossing in

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. Titusville is home to Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a division of Johnson and Johnson. In 1851, the Belvidere-Delaware Railroad opened to Titusville and a station was built in the town. Passenger service ceased at Titusville in April 1952 but passenger trains to other towns continued operating until October 1960. Freight continued to run on this portion of the line until 1976. Track was subsequently removed for the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park recreational trail in the early 1980s.

Historic district

The Titusville Historic District was added to the

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on March 17, 1983 for its significance in architecture, industry, religion, and transportation. It includes 100

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. With

Geography

The community is bisected by state

New Jersey Route 29 Route 29 is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs from an interchange with Interstate 295 (I-295) in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, where it continues as I-195, to Route 12 (Bridge Street / Race Street) in Frenchtow ...

, a busy road that conveys traffic along the

is an tract of woods, fields, and streams. The park covers the gradual slope from Bear Tavern Road down to the Delaware River.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Titusville include: * William H. Blackwell (1882–1963), fruit farmer and politician. * Robyn Jones (born 1985), professional soccer goalkeeper who played two years for the

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.Robyn Jones
,

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Hometown: Titusville, NJ; High School: Pennington"

Gallery

File:Feeder Canal and Bridge, Titusville, NJ.jpg, Church Street bridge over the Feeder Canal for the

File:P.R.R. Station and Delaware House Titusville, NJ 1912.jpg, Former Belvidere-Delaware Railroad station

References

External links

First Presbyterian Church of Titusville
{{authority control Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Mercer County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey populated places on the Delaware River