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

This is Hallowed Ground

Photographed by Gary Nigh, August 2008

1. This is Hallowed Ground Marker

Inscription. Across these fields in the early light of the third of January 1777, Washington’s Continentals defeated British Regulars for the first time in the long struggle for American Independence.

In the memorial grove beyond you, those who fell in the Battle of Princeton, both American and British, lie buried. The historic portico in which you stand was re-erected here to mark the entrance to the tomb of these unknown soldiers of the Revolution.

Funds for the rebuilding of this portico were raised by public subscription through the Princeton Portico Fund, Inc., whose trustees were:
Sherley W. Morgan, F.A.I.A., President;
Martin L. Beck, A.I.A., Sec’y-Treasurer;
Mrs. Walter E. Edge; Alfred Green, A.I.A.;
Robert W. McLaughlin, F.A.I.A.; and
Walter N. Rothschild.
This portico was dedicated on November 11, 1959
Robert B. Meyner, Governor of New Jersey Frank Thompson, Jr. Member of Congress, N.J. Salvatore Bontempo, N.J. Commissioner of Conservation & Economic Development

Erected 1959 by Princeton Portico Fund, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1777.

Location. 40° 20.02′

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N, 74° 40.629′ W. Marker is in Princeton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It can be reached from Mercer Road. This marker is on a freestanding portion of the colonnade of a demolished house at the back of a 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: Historic Portico Preservation and Rebuilding (here, next to this marker); Burial Site of those who fell in the Battle of Princeton (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonnade and Gravesite (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mercer Oak (about 700 feet away); The Legacy of the Battle of Princeton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ten Crucial Days (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Stony Brook Quakers and the Battle of Princeton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington’s Spring (approx. 0.3 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. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Gary Nigh, August 2008

2. This is Hallowed Ground Marker

The Portico mentioned in the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gary Nigh, August 2008

3. The Portico mentioned in the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,730 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.