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

Route of Washington’s March

Photographed by Gary Nigh, December 2007

1. Route of Washington’s March Marker

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Inscription. Route of Washington’s march by night from Trenton to Princeton and victory January 3, 1777

Erected 1914 by Sons of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 12 of 12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 3, 1862.

Location. 40° 19.659′ N, 74° 40.449′ W. Marker is near Princeton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Princeton Township. It can be reached from Mercer Road. This marker is located in a forested area behind the Clarke house 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: Welcome to the Institute Lands (within shouting distance of this marker); General Hugh Mercer (about 700 feet away); Bystander to Battle (about 700 feet away); Moulder’s Battery Holds the Line (about 700 feet away); Stony Brook Meeting House (about 700 feet away); The Stony Brook Quakers and the Battle of Princeton (about 800 feet away); Ten Crucial Days (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Stockton (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Princeton.

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sectionhead>Other markers no longer nearby. Thomas Clarke House (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); From Trenton to Princeton (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); The British Occupation of New Jersey (was about 800 feet away but has been permanently removed); Site of Moulder’s Battery (was about 800 feet away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This is the twelfth in a series of 12 markers between Trenton and Princeton.

Additional keywords. Battle of Trenton, Battle of Assunpink

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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 7, 2013

2. Route of Washington’s March Marker

Marker on the Princeton Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 7, 2013

3. Marker on the Princeton Battlefield

Photographed by Gary Nigh, December 2007

4. Route of Washington’s March Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,027 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 16, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on December 16, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.