Princeton

History

The original settlers of Princeton were Lenni Lenape Native Americans, and in the later part of 17^th century, it was the Europeans who discovered their colony. Henry Greenland was the original European to locate his home in the borders of the upcoming town. It was in 1683 when his house was built, together with a tavern. East and West Jersey representatives met to place boundaries in this drinking hole for the township’s location.

Princeton was originally known as a part of Stony Brook. It was James Leonard who initially called the town Prince-town when he illustrated his huge estate’s location in his journal. Subsequently, it bore several names, which comprise of Prince’s Town, Princetown, and lastly, Princeton, which was named after King William III despite the lack of formal documentary support. One more theory implies that the name Princeton came from Henry Prince, a land owner; however, no evidence was shown that it was indeed the case.

Princeton was a huge destination in the road throughout the most moving occurrences in its history. The borders between Middlesex County and Somerset County ran all the way through this town, along the high road between Philadelphia and New York, currently Nassau Street. Mercer County was established in the year 1838, and a part of the West Windsor Township had been added to the part of Montgomery Township that was incorporated in the new county and was made to Princeton Township. In 1853, the region between Delaware and Raritan Canal and the current borough line was included in Princeton Township. In 1894, Princeton Borough became an independent town.

Area and Climate

The district of Princeton consists of West Windsor, Cranbury, Trenton, East Windsor, Rocky Hill, Ewing, Robbinsville, Hamilton, Princeton Township, Hightstown, Princeton Borough, Hopewell Borough, Plainsboro, Hopewell Township, Pennington, Kingston, Montgomery, and Lawrence municipalities.

The town is known for Princeton University that has been in the community since 1756. Likewise, it is known as a college town, although there are still a number of worthy institutions in the region, which include Dow Jones & Company, Institute for Advanced Study, Berlitz International, Westminster Choir College, Church and Dwight, Princeton Theological Seminary, Amrep, Educational Testing Service, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Opinion Research Corporation, FMC Corporation, Siemens Corporate Research, Sarnoff Corporation, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Princeton is approximately equidistant from Philadelphia and New York City and is in close proximity to numerous major highways that service both cities and obtains all major radio and television broadcasts from one of them.

The town receives 46” of rain each year, which is higher than the US average of 37”. It receives 8” of snowfall yearly, which is lower than what an average US city receives every year (25”). Princeton has 204 sunny days, with July having the highest temperature of about 86 degrees and January having the lowest temperature of 22 degrees.

Real Estate and Cost of Living

The approximate value of a condo or home in 2000 was $338,700 and $579,156 in 2011.

2011’s mean cost for all home units was $793,529, $504,311 for townhomes and attached units, $920,583 for detached homes, $514,148 for 2-unit structures, $296,323 for 3- to 4-unit structures, and $633,062 for 5-unit structures or more.

The town’s cost of living in March 2012 was 124.9, which is much higher than the US average of 100.

Lifestyle and Things to Do

For those seeking a blend of diverse and fine dining, history, lively arts scene, and ivy-covered walls, then look no further and come to Princeton.

You can check out Princeton University’s hallowed halls. Princeton University is home to scribes, scientists and scholars. It is a lovely campus that dates back to 1754.

A major road through the town, Nassau Street is filled with entertainment venues, shops and restaurants. You can also head to the Palmer Square that has Nassau Inn, along with outdoor dining venues, bookstores and gift stores throughout its perimeter.

You can also look forward to the Annual Apple Days held at Terhune Orchards for a truly delightful experience. Another thing to do in this town is to enjoy the great food, live music and farm activities with your family, including pumpkin painting, pumpkin and apple picking, wagon and pony riding, and scarecrow making.

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