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Princeton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.3667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 074 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -74.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Millstone River, NE of Trenton; was founded near plantation established in 1681 by Captain Henry Greenland; thrived due to location along Philadelphia-New York stagecoach route & relocation of College of New Jersey here. |
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| Princeton (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | renamed in 1724 in honor of William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau |
| פרינסטון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Stony Brook (H,V)
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............ | named after Long Island homne of one of the settlers in late 17th cen. |
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Mercer (county) (P) |
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Princeton (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Quakers in 1696 |
| educational center (C) |
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noted as site of Princeton University (formerly College of New Jersey, founded in 1746), originally located in Newark |
| political center (H) |
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seat of Continental Congress, June-November 1783 |
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