Battle of Princeton 250th Anniversary March

An overnight or morning march, probably a little tour of town, and a visit to the battlefield and reenactment
About this Event

An overnight or morning march, probably a little tour of town, and a visit to the battlefield and reenactment. Details to come. Start and end times are to be determined. Stay tuned

Start: Trenton Transit Center or Morrisville Quality Inn

Finish: Princeton battlefield or train station

Distance: 12-16mi

Where to find us: North lobby of train station

Optional endpoints: battlefield

Mini: Join us in Princeton

Terrain: paved, some wooded trail

Transit: Amtrak, Septa or NJ Transit

Return: 606 bus or NJ Transit train

Parking: Riverline lot: $7

Difficulty: Average

Category: history, theme

Coordinator: Charles Updike

12 mile march from Trenton to Princeton
3 mile walking tour of Princeton

Muster up. It is time for the FreeWalkers regiment to march with the Continental Army in observance of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Princeton. Join us, hopefully along with colonial re-enactors, as we trace the original route of Generals Washington, Mercer and Cadwalader in their daring and historic overnight approach and assault on the British position in Princeton. All of our plans await knowing the events offered and their schedule.

We may make a breakfast stop to warm up in between events.

There may be a $10 charge to attend the reenactment.

If you are attending both the Trenton walk and battles on Saturday and the Princeton march on Sunday, you may want to hotel in between in Morrisville at the Quality Inn. Reserve lodging early for the 250th celebration.

If you are unable to march with us, you may arrive at the Clarke House, 500 Mercer St, Princeton, at a time to be determined, to partake of the battlefield and town tour.

Transit to (and from) Princeton:

• 606 Bus: Trenton Transit Center to US 206 at Quaker Road, Princeton with one mile walk to Clarke House
• Princeton Shuttle: Princeton Jct to Princeton and two mile walk to Clarke House

Highlights (tentative):

• Old Barracks in Trenton
• Sites of First and Second Battles of Trenton
• Quaker Bridge and Old Quaker Road
• Princeton Battlefield
• Tree where Gen Mercer (county namesake) suffered mortal wounds
• Albert Einstein's house
• Woodrow Wilson homes
• Palmer Square
• Princeton campus
• Site of Alexander Hamilton's cannon barrage
• Graves of Grover Cleveland, Aaron Burr and others

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