Trenton sits on the Delaware River as the capital of New Jersey, a city whose history runs from colonial times through the American Revolution to the present. The Old Barracks Museum preserves a stone barracks built for British soldiers, and the Trenton Battle Monument marks the site of the Battle of Trenton with a tall column topped by a statue. The New Jersey State House and the New Jersey State Museum anchor the capital district, giving visitors a direct link to state government, art, and natural history.