Princeton, Missouri
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Princeton is the county seat and largest city of Mercer County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,007 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census, which counted 1,166 people. Princeton w
Mercer County Courthouse and downtown
Princeton historical marker
Calamity Jane
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Martha Jane Canary, better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter and storyteller. In addition to many exploits, she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hick
Princeton, Missouri
…population was 1,007 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census, which counted 1,166 people. Princeton was the birthplace of the famous frontierswoman Calamity Jane. Princeton was platted in 1846. The city was named in commemoration of the Battle of Princeton in the American Revolutionary War…
c. 1880
Marker east of Princeton indicating the most widely believed location of her birth. The site was later occupied by a Premium Standard Farms hog farm.
1885 photos of Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane shares a drink with Teddy Blue Abbott, c. 1887.