Hopewell Boro, New Jersey

Hopewell Boro is a quiet small town within Hopewell Township, Mercer County, NJ  

The Boro of Hopewell has been named one of the "10 Best Small Towns in NJ" by New Jersey monthly magazine and one of the "25 Best Places to call Home in the Garden State".

Much of the Boro has been designated an historic district. 

The village was originally referred to as Hopewell Meeting House and was home to Jonathan Stout who originally hunted the land with the Lenape Indians in 1706.  He then brought his family to the land.

It was home to John Hart, one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence.

In 1778 General George Washington's Army encamped on the hills above Hopewell Boro.  There were meetings in town with Generals Lee, Lafayette and Steuben to name a few.

Today the Boro is home to families, restaurants, shops, antique stores and businesses.

The Hopewell Train Station is used for meetings and functions.  It dates back to the 1870's and was originally the Mercer and Somerset Rain Road Company.

In the summer Friday night concerts are held at the Gazebo starting at 7:30 p.m.

Quoits and Horse shoes are held at the Train Station the first and third Wednesday of the month during the summer.

Hopewell Boro is "Home Town USA" a great place to live.