Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, also the state capital, prompting its nickname The Capital County. Mercer County alone constitutes the Tr
The New Jersey State House and its golden dome in Trenton in 2006
Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike, the future U.S. Route 1 through Mercer County, 1904
Holder Tower in Princeton University, one of the world's most prominent research universities
Mercer County Courthouse in Trenton
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest inst
Mercer County, New Jersey
…Airport in Ewing Township is a commercial and corporate aviation airport serving Mercer County and its surrounding vicinity. Princeton is home to Princeton University, an Ivy League research university, and to Drumthwacket, the official residence of the governor of New Jersey. Mercer County contains 12 municipalities…
The Log College, an influential aspect of Princeton's development
From 1760, the first picture of Nassau Hall
John Witherspoon, president of the college (1768–94) and signer of the Declaration of Independence
James McCosh, president of the college (1868–88)