CHAMBERSBURG, NEW JERSEY

'Chambersburg' was a municipality that existed in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, from 1872 to 1888.
Chambersburg was named for Robert Chambers, a founder of the area, Whose family is memorialized by Chambers Street, which passes through the area. Robert Chambers died on February 22, 1865, shortly before the borough was created.^[1]
Chambersburg was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1872, from portions of Hamilton Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 158.
On March 27, 1874, the municipality was reincorporated as the 'Borough of Chambersburg' Township.
On May 1, 1888, Chambersburg was annexed to Trenton.^[2]

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1. How Streets of Trenton Obtained Present Names, Trenton Historical Society, accessed March 21, 2007
2. A History of Trenton: Chronology of Important Events, accessed March 21, 2007