The Princeton Battle Monument

The Princeton Battle Monument (HM16B9)

Location: Princeton, NJ 08540 Mercer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 20.881', W 74° 39.955'

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This monument, which commemorates the January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton, depicts Liberty inspiring General Washington as he leads his troops into battle, and the death of General Hugh Mercer. The seals of the United States and the original thirteen states appear on the sides of the Monument, and the inscription on the back was composed by Andrew Fleming West. Commissioned in 1908, the Monument was designed by the Beaux Arts sculptor Frederick MacMonnies with the assistance of architect Thomas Hastings. President Warren G. Harding was present for the 1922 dedication.

In 2006 the Princeton Parks Alliance, in carrying out the vision of Princeton Borough Mayor Joseph O'Neill, undertook a project to permanently illuminate the Monument. As with the original construction of the Monument, local citizens responded with generous donations. The Monument lighting was funded with gifts from Princeton University, Sara and Alexander Buck, Randy and Herb Hobler, Betty Johnson, Douglas F. Bushnell, Marie and Edward Matthews, Barbara and Art Morgan, The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation, Betsy and Tod Peyton, Joan and Bill Schreyer, Charles C. Townsend Jr., Andrew Koontz and Laurie Harmon, Wendy and Peter Benchley, Sherry MacLean, and many more. Additional funding from the State of New Jersey was made possible through the efforts of Assemblyman Reed Gusciora.
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HM NumberHM16B9
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 8:52am PDT -07:00
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Photo Credits: [1] DAWN ENGLER  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 528371 N 4466438
Decimal Degrees40.34801667, -74.66591667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 20.881', W 74° 39.955'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 20' 52.86" N, 74° 39' 57.30" W
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Area Code(s)201, 609, 732, 908
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Monument Dr, Princeton NJ 08540, US
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Best looking marker of my 3-day trip hunting down markers.

Oct 10, 2015 at 9:01am PDT by babybago

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