You searched for City|State: princeton, nj
Page 6 of 7 — Showing results 51 to 60 of 70
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6R0_the-house-front_Princeton-NJ.html
Richard Stockton, the son of the Signer, known as the Duke, made many changes around 1790 to 1800. He rebuilt the central section of the house and covered the building's brickwork with a white lime wash. In the 18th and early 19th century, there w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QZ_the-horse-chestnut-walk_Princeton-NJ.html
A path following the original alignment of the road and continuing the line of Nassau Street remained an entrance to Morven until the property was subdivided in 1891. For pedestrians it was the most direct route from downtown Princeton.
Origina…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QW_the-front-garden_Princeton-NJ.html
By the time the Commodore began to improve Morven in the 1850s, a picturesque, curvilinear landscape style was the mode. There was an attempt to make plantings appear "natural" and a varied terrain rather than a flat surface was preferred. The Com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QT_the-colonial-revival-garden_Princeton-NJ.html
Helen Hamilton Shields married Richard the Signer's great-great-grandson Bayard Stockton in 1894. Intensely proud of the Stockton family's history, she wished to "restore" the house and gardens to what she perceived as their former glory. Although…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6K0_from-trenton-to-princeton_Princeton-NJ.html
Following the Christmas night crossing of the Delaware River and the First Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776, George Washington's army re-crossed the river back into Pennsylvania. The British and German troops reacted to their defeat at Trent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JW_thomas-clarke-house_Princeton-NJ.html
In 1772, Thomas Clarke, a Quaker farmer purchased 200 acres of land from his brother William. The land, then part of West Windsor, had been in the Clarke family since 1696. Thomas replaced an existing structure with the main house that stands toda…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JS_site-of-moulders-battery_Princeton-NJ.html
At the height of the January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton, British forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood, attacked aggressively, forcing the American brigades to fall back. The Americans rallied around a small artillery bat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JM_the-british-occupation-of-new-jersey_Princeton-NJ.html
With New York City in British hands, Forts Washington and Lee on the Hudson River (North River) fell to British attack November 16 & 19, 1776, respectively. General George Washington moved his army south through New Jersey, crossing the Delaware R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JL_the-mercer-oak_Princeton-NJ.html
The Mercer Oak was named for Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, who fought and was mortally wounded in the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. The white oak is believed to have been here at the time of the American Revolution.
A legend says that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JK_colonnade-and-gravesite_Princeton-NJ.html
This colonnade was originally part of Mathew Newkirk's home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later called St. George's Hall. The house was designed by Thomas U. Walter, who later designed the dome on the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D. C. In…