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==History== Originally settled by the [[Lenape]] (Delaware) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], a {{convert|150000|acre|sqmi km2|adj=on}} area around Lambertville was acquired for 700 Pounds by the Council of [[West Jersey]] and divided into smaller plots. The earliest European settler in present-day Lambertville was John Holcombe, who purchased a lot and built a stone home in 1744.<ref name=History/> Emanuel Coryell bought a property in the area in 1732, which was used for commercial purposes. He received a charter to operate a ferry connecting what is now Lambertville and New Hope, and opened a tavern and inn to host travelers stopping halfway along the route between [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]]. The settlements on either side of the Delaware River were each called Coryell's Ferry. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]] and his colonial forces twice camped at the home John Holcombe built in 1744.<ref name=History/> The [[Delaware River]] and the [[Delaware and Raritan Canal]] were instrumental in the early prosperity of Lambertville. In June 1834, the opening of the canal was celebrated with a barge ride from [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] to Lambertville. The canal's completion was not without hardship. 4,000 Irish immigrants were hired to dig the canal with pick and shovel.<ref name=History/> During the construction, an epidemic of [[cholera]] broke out in 1832 and dozens of men were buried along the banks of the canal and the Delaware.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/releases/03_0030.htm "Honoring the Irish Who Built the D&R Canal DEP Commissioner Campbell and Senator Codey Dedicate an Irish Immigrant Memorial"], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]], press release dated March 17, 2003. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell today joined Democratic Senate President Richard J. Codey to dedicate a memorial honoring the hardships and triumphs of the people who built the Delaware & Raritan Canal, many of whom were Irish immigrants.... Many of the canal workers died during the cholera epidemic of 1832, and were buried in unmarked graves along the canal."</ref> Lambertville was originally incorporated as a [[town (New Jersey)|town]] by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 1, 1849, from portions of [[West Amwell Township, New Jersey|West Amwell Township]]. It was reincorporated as a city on March 26, 1872.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606β1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 156. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref> In the 19th century, due to its proximity to the canal and the [[Belvidere Delaware Railroad]], Lambertville became a factory town. The range of products extended from underwear to rubber bands. After the introduction of motorized vehicles made the canal obsolete, the factories began shutting down. Some lasted into the 1970s. The railroad continued to serve as a vital freight carrier until the mid-1970s. Later, the [[Black River and Western Railroad]] acquired the line into town and operated short-distance local freight trains and scenic tourist passenger excursion trains into the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.brwrr.com/Trains/History%20of%20the%20Black%20River.htm History of the Black River & Western Railroad], [[Black River and Western Railroad]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref> Starting in the early 1980s, with pioneers including the Jonsdottir art gallery, Hamilton Grill and the Lambertville Station eatery (a hotel soon followed), the city began to attract artists and other creative types. These days, much of the town's 18th- and 19th-century flavor remains, including many restored houses. The town has become a tourist destination, with many shops, galleries, restaurants, and [[Bed and breakfast|B&Bs]]. The canal path offers cyclists, joggers and walkers a level place to exercise and enjoy views of the canal and Delaware River in all seasons.<ref>Lawlor, Julia. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/14/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-lambertville-nj-not-so-urban-renewal-for-river-town.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Lambertville, N.J.; Not-So-Urban Renewal for a River Town"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 14, 2000. Accessed December 25, 2017. "She found all three in Lambertville, an old New Jersey river town of 4,300 tucked into the southwest corner of Hunterdon County that has undergone a striking rebirth in the last 20 years.... A former mill town that covers just over a square mile, Lambertville is full of Victorian and Federal-style brick row houses and brownstones, many with ornate woodwork, high ceilings and other period details still intact. In the last 15 years it has also become a weekend tourist stop for New Yorkers and Philadelphians who are drawn by block after block of antique shops, art galleries, restaurants and B & B's."</ref> Lambertville is also largely noted for its [[Progressivism|socially progressive]] culture, similar to the neighboring city of [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]].
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