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Title: Historical collections of the state of New Jersey : containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state. Illustrated by 120 engravings
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
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Publisher: Newark, N.J. : B. Olds, for J.H. Bradley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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inmanufac. $596,770 ; 1 academy, 36 students, 13 schools, 348 schol-ars. Pop. 5,109. PRINCETON. The township of Princeton was recently formed from the town-ships of Montgomery and West Windsor. The village of Princetonwas incorporated as a borough in 1812, and was then situated partlyin Somerset and partly in Middlesex cos. The township is about5 miles long, and 3 broad ; bounded N. by Montgomery, Somersetco.; S. by West Windsor ; E. by Franklin, Somerset co., and SouthBrunswick, Middlesex co. ; and W. by Hopewell and Lawrence.Pop. 3,055. The village of Princeton is situated on an elevatedridge of land, which rises with a long and easy ascent, and com-mands, to the east, a prospect of great extent. Besides the collegi-ate buildings, there are in the village about 200 dwellings, 1 Pres-byterian and 1 Episcopal church, also one or two houses of wor-ship for colored persons, a bank, printing-office, &c. The populationof the village is about 2,000. Distant 40 miles from Philadelphia,
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MERCER COUNTY. 265 50 from New York, 18 from Somerville, 25.from Freehold, 16 fromNew Brunswick, and 10 from Trenton. The Delaware and Rari-tan canal, and the railroad from New York to Philadelphia, passabout a mile SE. of the college buildings. The College of New Jersey was first incorporated in 1746;and has ever maintained its rank among the first literary institu-tions of this country. It ow^ its origin to a difference of religiousviews in the Presbyterian es, which took place at the period of Mr. Whitefields labors country. In 1741 the Synod of Philadelphia, which represented the whole Presbyterian church,was divided into two bodies—the Synod of Philadelphia, and thatof New York. The mass of the Synod of Philadelphia lay to theW., and that of the Synod of New York to the E. of the Delawareriver. The clergy of the Synod of New York were, to a man, thewarm friends and coadjutors of Mr. Whitefield ; but those of Phila-delphia were generally his decided opponents. The Synod of NewYo

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