Frenchtown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Frenchtown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Various names have been applied to this settlement after the many ferry operators residing on both sides of the river. The community had variously been known as Alexandriaville, Sunbeam and Frenchtown over the years. The borough was formed by an Incorporation act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1867, from portions of Alexandria Township. Additional territory was acquired from Kingwood Township in 1876.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Frenchtown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Frenchtown’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFrenchtown (Village); Frenchtown …, 1873: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Frenchtown, decade by decade
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Frenchtown (Village); Frenchtown Business Notices (1873) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.