On lower Main street was the residence of General George Weedon of
Revolutionary fame, and afterwards occupied by Colonel Hugh Mercer, a son
of General Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the battle of Princeton.
The name "Sentry Box" being applied on account of the unobstructed view
for some distance. It being used during the Revolutionary, War of 1812 and
Civil war, as a place to watch and give the alarm of the approach of the
enemy.