“Nursery of Rebellion”: Princeton and the American Revolution
Drawing on an array of PUL’s manuscript and rare book collections, this exhibition will commemorate the 250th anniversaries of U.S. independence and the Battle of [...]
Real and Remembered: Princetonians Caught Between Study and Revolution
By the time battles raged nearby, Princeton had become a center of revolutionary thought and youthful activism. Revolutionary sentiment stirred early on campus, with students [...]
Remember George Washington's March to Trenton
The West Trenton Garden Club maintains Birmingham Park which is at the corner of Bear Tavern Road and Upper Ferry Road in Ewing Township. This [...]
Film: "1776"
This 1972 historical musical drama, based on the Broadway musical of the same name, is a fictionalized account of the events leading up to the [...]
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