Princeton Battle Monument
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2008-09-01
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An act of Congress on June 8, 1906 appropriated $30,000 to be given to the Princeton Battle Monument Association for the erection of a monument commemorating the Battle of Princeton. Beaux Arts sculptor Frederick MacMonnies was retained to build the monument.
The MacMonnies design is a light-grey bas-relief with George Washington on horseback as the dominant figure. Washington is depicted sternly refusing defeat and inspiring his battle-weary troops to victory. Beneath Washington is a young woman personifying Liberty, wearing a Phrygian cap and holding a banner to urge the soldiers onward. She is flanked by troopers and a drummer boy of the Continental Army. Beneath can be seen the death of General Mercer, after whom the local county would be named. The structure was originally intended to be bronze and granite, but by 1918 it was decided that Indiana Limestone would be preferable.[
The monument, which was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers[ was completed in 1922 and dedicated by President Warren G. Harding. The festivities were marked by a 21-gun salute.
It is located at the western end of Nassau Street adjacent to Morven and Princeton's borough hall.
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Princeton Battle Monument, Battle of Princeton, American Revolution, American History, History, U.S. Historic district Contributing property, Princeton, Borough of Princeton, Mercer County, The Delaware Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State, The Raritan Valley Region
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