Mercer Airport
Dedicated to the memory of General High Mercer
a distinguished officer in the Continental Army who died from wounds received in the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. From him, Mercer County, created in 1838, received its name.
Dedicatory ceremonies held October 26, 1929, being the 250th Anniversary of the settlement of Trenton.
Marker is on Bear Tavern Road (County Route 579) ¼ mile south of Nursery Road (County Route 579), on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
