The New Jersey Capitol is one stop in the Galaxie’s continuing journey to photograph America’s state capitol buildings. This page is ready to grow as new photographs and stories are added.
New Jersey Capitol
Reference photograph and information from Wikipedia.
The Galaxie at the Capitol
The 1966 Galaxie at the New Jersey State Capitol in Trenton.
Capitol and Capital City History
The oldest portion of the New Jersey State House dates to 1792, making it one of the nation’s oldest capitols still in use. Repeated expansions created its present blend of historic wings and a distinctive gold-leaf dome.
Trenton became the state capital in 1790. Its location on the Delaware River between the major population centers of New York and Philadelphia offered accessibility, economic importance, and a politically useful geographic compromise.