Editing Mount Holly, New Jersey (section)

===19th century===
The 1793 state legislature approved the relocation of the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] seat from Burlington City to Mount Holly, which was approved by voters in a 1796 referendum.<ref>Staff. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/436881128 "Burlington County is one of oldest in the state"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', February 5, 2000. Accessed November 27, 2013. "It was the first county seat until voters chose Mount Holly as the center of government in 1796."</ref><ref>Shinn, Henry. ''The History of Mount Holly.'' 1957.</ref>{{page needed|date=November 2012}} Several important municipal buildings were constructed, including the courthouse in 1796 and the county prison built {{circa|1819}}. The [[Burlington County Prison]] was designed by [[Robert Mills (architect)|Robert Mills]], a nationally known architect who designed the [[Washington Monument]]. The town has numerous 18th and 19th-century buildings, most of which are included in the Mount Holly Historic District.<ref>[http://www.mountholly.com/community/walkingtour/index.cfm "Walking Tour of Mount Holly"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714121258/http://www.mountholly.com/community/walkingtour/index.cfm |date=2011-07-14 }}, Mount Holly website. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref> Commercial buildings were constructed primarily along High Street.

In 1849, the [[Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad and Transportation Company|Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad]] was established, connecting communities along the [[Delaware River]] to [[Philadelphia]], the major city of the area. The railroad supported industrialization along its route. The [[Camden and Mount Holly Railroad]] constructed a station 20 years later near the intersection of Washington and King streets.