Duck Island, New Jersey#The "Duck Island Murders"

{{Short description|Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US}}

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Duck Island is an unincorporated community located along the border of Hamilton Township and the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2015.{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.188365,-74.750807&ll=40.188414,-74.750805&spn=0.026981,0.038581&num=1&t=h&z=15|access-date=January 18, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://trenton250.org/wordcms/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Trenton250-City-Profile-Report.pdf|title=City Profile Report: Trenton 250: 1792-2042: A City Master Plan Document|publisher=City of Trenton|access-date=2015-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121000631/http://trenton250.org/wordcms/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Trenton250-City-Profile-Report.pdf|archive-date=2015-01-21|url-status=dead}} The community takes its name from Duck Island, which extends southeastward from the community. The city of Trenton provides public docks for fishing in Duck Island.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/06/trenton_opens_public_docks_on_duck_island_after_long_weather_delays.html|title=Trenton opens public docks on Duck Island open for first time in two years|date=29 June 2013 |publisher=The Times|access-date=2015-01-21|quote="TRENTON — The city's public docks on Duck Island were finally installed this week after weeks of delays attributed to weather. The docks, just off Lamberton Road, are now open to boaters to tie up their vessels on the Delaware River throughout the summer. "}}