Hamilton Square, New Jersey

Hamilton Square is an unincorporated area located within Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

Hamilton Square was named after Alexander Hamilton in a wave of anti-British feeling at the time of the War of 1812. It previously had been called Nottingham after the British town. [History of Hamilton Township, Hamilton Township Historical Society, 1999.]

Notables residents

Notable current and former residents of Hamilton Square include:
* Dan Donigan (born 1966), retired United States soccer forward and current head coach of Saint Louis University Men's Soccer team. [Monahan, Bob. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEDDE163BBD15&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "PALMER STAR HEADS FOR HC"] , "The Boston Globe", March 10, 1987. Accessed August 26, 2008. "University of Connecticut sophomore soccer forward Dan Donigan from Hamilton Square, NJ, is one of 43 players nationwide picked to try out for the US National/Olympic Qualifying Team this summer."]
* Janice Harsanyi (1930-2007), soprano singer and college professor
* Dahntay Jones (born 1980), professional basketball player, currently playing for the Sacramento Kings. [Battista, Judy. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6DD123DF932A15751C0A96F958260 "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Rutgers Could Have a Post-Season With Meaning"] , "The New York Times", February 21, 1999. Accessed December 12, 2007. "With his first full recruiting class, one of the best in the Big East, Bannon got Dahntay Jones, a guard from Hamilton Square, N.J., and Rashod Kent, a forward from West Virginia."]
* George R. Robbins (1814-1875) was represented ushr|New Jersey|2 from 1855 to 1859. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000300 George Robbins Robbins] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed December 12, 2007.]

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