Princeton, New Jersey, United States

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Princeton, New Jersey, United States is a historic college town best known as the home of Princeton University and a long-time center of academic and scientific research.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 609
640
associatedWith American Revolutionary War
battleDate 1777-01-03
borderedBy Hopewell Township
Lawrence Township
Plainsboro Township
South Brunswick Township
West Windsor Township
linked to: Lawrence Township
climate humid subtropical climate
consolidationEffectiveDate 2013-01-01
country United States
county Mercer County
distanceToNewYorkCity about 50 miles
distanceToPhiladelphia about 45 miles
FIPSCode 34-62000
formedBy consolidation of Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township
governmentType borough form (prior to 2013)
consolidated municipality (after 2013)
hasLake Lake Carnegie
hasLandmark Drumthwacket
McCarter Theatre Center
Nassau Hall
Palmer Square
Princeton Battlefield State Park
Princeton Cemetery
Princeton University Art Museum
hasNotableResident Albert Einstein (historically)
linked to: Albert Einstein

Grover Cleveland (buried there)
Woodrow Wilson (historically)
linked to: Woodrow Wilson
hasRiver Millstone River
higherEducationHub yes
historicalEvent Battle of Princeton
hostTo Educational Testing Service (nearby campus)
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Westminster Choir College (historically)
incorporatedAsBorough 1813
knownFor Princeton University
academic research
historic architecture
scientific research
locatedIn Central New Jersey
Northeastern United States
majorRoad County Route 571
New Jersey Route 27
U.S. Route 206
namedAfter Prince William of Orange (disputed)
Princeton, Massachusetts (disputed)
near New York City
Philadelphia
partOf Delaware Valley
New York metropolitan area
population approximately 30,000
postalCode 08540
08542
servedAs temporary capital of the United States
servedBy Dinky rail shuttle to Princeton Junction
NJ Transit
settled late 17th century
state New Jersey
temporaryCapitalYear 1783
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportation Princeton Station

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John Nash residence Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Julius Robert Oppenheimer placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey
subject linked to: Julius
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Julius Robert Oppenheimer residence Princeton, New Jersey
subject linked to: Julius
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Oppenheimer (2023 film) setInPlace Princeton, New Jersey
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Oskar Morgenstern deathPlace Princeton, New Jersey
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Educational Testing Service headquartersLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Grover Cleveland deathPlace Princeton, New Jersey, United States
subject linked to: Grover Cleveland (buried there)
Grover Cleveland residence Princeton, New Jersey, United States
subject linked to: Grover Cleveland (buried there)
Grover Cleveland residedIn Princeton, New Jersey, United States
subject linked to: Grover Cleveland (buried there)
RCA RCA LaboratoriesLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Harold T. Shapiro residence Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Freeman Dyson placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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Freeman Dyson workLocation Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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Westminster Choir College locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton Battlefield State Park locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton Battlefield State Park nearestCity Princeton, New Jersey
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Elsa Einstein placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey
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Elsa Einstein residence Princeton, New Jersey
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Congress of the Confederation locationOfMeetings Princeton, New Jersey
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Vera Rubin placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Svetlana Alliluyeva residence Princeton, New Jersey
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George F. Kennan placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States
George F. Kennan residence Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Princeton Station locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton Station serves Princeton, New Jersey
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Institute for Advanced Study locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Institute for Advanced Study headquartersLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton Theological Seminary locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton Tigers men’s basketball city Princeton, New Jersey
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ECHL headquartersLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey isNear Princeton, New Jersey
subject linked to: Lawrence Township
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Nassau Hall locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Drumthwacket locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Lake Carnegie locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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Lake Carnegie hasAdjacentCity Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton University Press headquartersLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton University Press hasOfficeIn Princeton, New Jersey
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NEC Research Institute locatedIn Princeton, New Jersey
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NEC Research Institute headquartersLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Freeman Dyson placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States
subject linked to: Dyson
Freeman Dyson workLocation Princeton, New Jersey
subject linked to: Dyson
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John Witherspoon placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States
John Witherspoon workLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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John Witherspoon residence Princeton, New Jersey
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Albert W. Tucker placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey
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Albert W. Tucker workLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Central New Jersey contains Princeton, New Jersey
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Central New Jersey hasMajorCity Princeton, New Jersey
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ETS headquartersLocation Princeton, New Jersey
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Test of English as a Foreign Language headquartersLocationOfAdministrator Princeton, New Jersey
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