Hopewell.
<1> City (2020 pop. 1,922), Mercer co., central N.J.; inc.
1891. The area was settled in the early 1700s. One early resident, mill
owner John Hart, was a
signer of the Declaration of Independence. A center of lumber mills in the
mid-to-late 18th century, the town enjoyed further growth when the railroad
reached the area in the 1870s. It is now a bedroom community. <2>
City (2020 pop. 23,033), within Prince George co. but independent, at
the confluence of the James and Appomattox rivers, SE Va.; founded 1913,
inc. 1916. Hopewell is a deepwater port and an industrial center where
chemicals, polyester fibers, and paper products are manufactured. The city
was founded as a munitions center. In 1926, Hopewell absorbed contiguous
City Point, General U.S. Grant's base of operations in 1864–65, now
part of Petersburg National Battlefield. Fort Lee is nearby.
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