Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonnade and Gravesite

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 1, 2013

1. Colonnade and Gravesite Marker

Inscription. 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 1900, the colonnade was transported to Princeton, and became the entrance of the Mercer Manor, which formerly stood on the east side of the Battlefield. Upon the Manor’s demolition in 1957, the Institute for Advanced Study donated the colonnade to the State of New Jersey. The colonnade was dedicated where it stands in 1959, and declared a National Historic Monument in 1962.

Beyond the colonnade lies a circular stone patio and a tablet dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Princeton. The memorial was erected in 1918, in memory of the thirty-six unknown soldiers buried nearby, including fifteen American and twenty-one British soldiers. The words engraved on the tablet are those of Alfred Noyes (1880 – 1958), taken from his poem Princeton (1917). Noyes was a visiting professor at Princeton University, and later became Poet Laureate of England.

Created by Chris Wang BSA Troop 88, Princeton, NJ - 1998

Erected by State of New Jersey, Division of Parks and Forestry.

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lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 40° 19.94′ N, 74° 40.567′ W. Marker is in Princeton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is on Mercer Street half a mile north of Parkside Drive, on the right when traveling south. This mmarker is on the edge of a large open field in the Princeton Battlefield State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Princeton NJ 08540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mercer Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); This is Hallowed Ground (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Portico Preservation and Rebuilding (about 600 feet away); The Legacy of the Battle of Princeton (about 600 feet away); Burial Site of those who fell in the Battle of Princeton (about 700 feet away); Ten Crucial Days (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Stony Brook Quakers and the Battle of Princeton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moulder’s Battery Holds the Line (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Princeton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Moulder’s Battery (was approx.