Princeton Junction in West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John & Alicia Nash
Historical Society of West Windsor
1. John & Alicia Nash Marker
Abel Prize Laureate - 2015
West Windsor Neighbors 2015
Erected 2025 by West Windsor Township & Friends of West Windsor Open Space.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1994.
Location. 40° 18.718′ N, 74° 37.233′ W. Marker is in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Princeton Junction. It is on Alexander Road west of Princeton Hightstown Road, on the left when traveling west. Located at the northwest corner of Nash Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 994 Alexander Rd, Princeton Junction NJ 08550, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey and in Greater Princeton. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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
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More about this marker. Dedicated on June 13, 2025. Funded by the Friends of West Windsor Open Space, via a donation by former West Windsor Township Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh.
Also see . . .
1. John Forbes Nash Jr. (Wikipedia). John Forbes Nash Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015) was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics, and in 2015, the Abel Prize (Mathematics). (Submitted on July 27, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey.)
2. John F. Nash, Jr. 1928 - 2015 (Princeton University). An obituary on the death of John and Alicia Nash in an
Photographed by Richard Peterson, August 2, 2026
2. John & Alicia Nash Marker at Nash Park
During the nearly 70 years that Nash was associated with the University, he was an ingenious doctoral student; a specter in Princeton’s Fine Hall whose brilliant academic career had been curtailed by his struggle with schizophrenia; then, finally, a quiet, courteous elder statesman of mathematics who still came to work every day and in the past 20 years had begun receiving the recognition many felt he long deserved.(Submitted on July 27, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey.)
Additional keywords. West Windsor, Princeton Junction
Photographed by Richard Peterson, August 2, 2026
3. Nash Park Dedication Plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2026, by Historical Society of West Windsor of West Widsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Last updated on August 17, 2026, by Historical Society of West Windsor of West Widsor, New Jersey. Photos: 1. submitted on April 22, 2026, by Historical Society of West Windsor of West Widsor, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Links to more information about John & Alicia Nash, such as what they were awarded the Nobel Prize for. • Can you help?
