Get to Know Bordentown

Historic Bordentown is an under-the-radar gem among the Delaware River towns, sitting farther south along the river than its more well-known neighbors. Bordentown is just under six miles south of Trenton and about a square mile big, with the adjacent Bordentown Township covering a little over nine square miles. Though the two Bordentowns share some services, each has its own government and mayor. Downtown is just a handful of blocks, but boasts a robust selection of stores, including The Record Collector, a vinyl store that has been in Bordentown for more than 40 years, selling out of a former bowling alley with a colorful Art Deco façade and a neon sign. More recent additions to downtown include a microbrewery serving craft beers and a specialty coffee shop. For such a tiny village, Bordentown has been home to quite a few notable historic figures, including Thomas Paine, Clara Barton, and Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother.

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Living in the Delaware River Towns

The Delaware River winds between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, serving as the dividing line between the two states. Ever since 1776, when George Washington crossed from today’s Bucks County, Pennsylvania, into today’s Mercer County, New Jersey, the two sides of this middle stretch of river have been tied together. Today, locals drive, bike, and walk — and sometimes, like Washington himself, boat — across the Delaware with frequent regularity, treating the two sides as one region. There’s a smattering of delightful little towns situated on both sides of the river that were founded as stops between New York and Philadelphia, during the heyday of the railroads and the Delaware and Raritan Canal. In the past few decades, the towns have experienced a renaissance as city dwellers have realized that just an hour’s drive leads to this bucolic region with world-class dining and shopping, rolling farmland, and gorgeous, historic houses.