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Princeton Cemetery

Witherspoon and Wiggins Streets

Princeton, NJ

Legible gravestones date back to the year 1760, including those of Aaron Burr, Grover Cleveland, John Witherspoon, Paul Tulane and others.

Princeton Cemetery

 

Drumthwacket

Stockton Street, Route 206

Princeton, NJ

www.drumthwacket.org

Drumthwacket is the official Governor’s residence of New Jersey. This Greek Revival mansion was built circa 1834 for Charles S. Olden, Governor of New Jersey during the Civil War. Moses Taylor Pyne, the second owner, enlarged the house in the late 1890’s. Now owned by the State of New Jersey, it is the official residence of the Governor. Open Wednesdays at 1:00pm. Group tours by appointment.

Drumthwacket 2

 

Morven Museum & Garden

55 Stockton Street

Princeton, NJ

www.morven.org

Many famous Princetonians have been able to call the Morven Historic Museum & Garden home, such as William Penn, Robert Wood Johnson, five New Jersey governors and Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morven boasts five acres of gardens, fine and decorative arts and a second floor that serves as a changing exhibit space, which can be seen throughout the year.

Morven

 

Rockingham

84 Laurel Ave./Rte. 603

Kingston, NJ

www.rockingham.net

Open for guided tours: Wed-Sun

Built around 1710 and expanded in 1760 by John Berrien (a prominent NJ Superior Court justice and State legislator), it’s believed to be one of the oldest homes in the Millstone River Valley. The farm homestead served as the final wartime headquarters for General George Washington, who was accompanied here by his wife Martha, three Aides-de-Camp, a small Washington, who was accompanied here by his wife Martha, three Aides-de-Camp, a small guard and “domestics,” while Congress was meeting in Princeton.

Rockingham farm house

Princeton Battlefield State Park

500 Mercer Road

Princeton, NJ 08540

On January 3, 1777, the fields of Princeton Battlefield were the location for what is considered to be the fiercest fight in the American Revolution. American troops under General George Washington surprised and defeated a force of British Regulars, giving Washington his first victory against the British Regulars. The famous Mercer Oak, once stood in the middle of the battlefield, not far from the spot where General Hugh Mercer fell during the Battle of Princeton.

Princeton Battlefield

Quaker Meeting House

470 Quaker Road

Princeton, NJ

This was the first house of worship in Princeton. Richard Stockton, one of New Jersey’s signers of the Declaration of Independence, is buried in the small graveyard.

Quaker Meeting house

 

The Old Barracks Museum

Old Barracks Museum Barrack Street

Trenton, NJ

www.barracks.org

The Old Barracks was constructed by the colony of New Jersey during 1758. British soldiers were housed here until 1776, until American troops under General Washington, crossed the river north into New Jersey on Christmas night and won a stunning victory over the British and Hessian troops. This along with a second Battle of Trenton and at Princeton marked the turning point of the American Revolution.

Old Barracks- porch

The 1719 William Trenton House

15 Market Street
Trenton, NJ

www.williamtrenthouse.org

Mercer County’s oldest surviving homestead built by William Trent, who the city of Trenton was named after. In 1720 Trent laid out a settlement, which he incorporated and named “Trenton.” After changing hands several times, the house opened as a museum in 1939.

William Trent House

 

The First Presbyterian Church

120 East State Street

Trenton, NJ 08608

old1712.org

The church’s first congregation got together in 1712 and built this church. It still serves as a place of worship for the Trenton community.

First Presbyterian

 

Trenton Makes Bridge

www.destinationtrenton.com

As known as “The Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge” carries traffic from Trenton to Morrisville, Pennsylvania as showcases the signage, “Trenton Makes, The World Takes.” The original Lower Trenton Bridge was the first bridge to span the Delaware River and opened to traffic in 1806.

Trenton Makes Bridge

 

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