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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Prospect
A fine example of John Notman's architecture. It formerly served as the official home of the President of Princeton University, and is now the faculty club. Woodrow Wilson lived from 1902 to 1910, prior to entering politics.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Red Bank Battlefield
Site of the Battle of Red Bank on October 22, 1777.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Paterson Great Falls
A National Natural Landmark and site of mills and mill races originally developed by the Society of Useful Manufacture in late 1700s that are a Civil Engineering Landmark.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Burlington County Prison
Oldest operating United States prison when it closed in 1965.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Navesink Light Station
A twin light station that guided ships into New York Harbor and was the first use of Fresnel lenses in the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Abbott Farm
Largest known Indian Woodland village archaeological site inhabited from 500 BC to 500 AD.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Atlantic City Convention Hall
The famous convention hall on Boardwalk used for everything from the Miss America pageant to WrestleMania.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Lucy the Margate Elephant
Built in 1882, this six-story elephant-shaped architectural folly is the oldest example of zoomorphic architecture.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Minisink Archeological Site
This archeological site was one of the most important Munsee Native American communities during the initial contact with the American colonials.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Grace Church
Designed by Richard Upjohn, this Gothic church was a major influence to other American Gothic architects.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Grover Cleveland Home
Home of Grover Cleveland after he left the White House.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nj: New St. Mary's Episcopal Church
This Gothic Revival style church was designed by Richard Upjohn and modeled after St. John's Church in Shottesbrooke, England.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nj: Clark Thread Company Historic District
A large cotton thread mill complex which helped lead to textile industrialization.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Joseph Henry House
Home of Joseph Henry, whose scientific research on electromagnetic self-inductance led to the electrical telegraph. He was also the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Morven
Built in 1754 by Richard Stockton (1730-1781), a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It served as the New Jersey Governors mansion from 1945 until 1982 and is now a museum.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: The Speedwell Village Factory
Birthplace of the electric telegraph.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Hermitage
A stone house where George Washington stayed during the United States Revolutionary War, it was later the site of the wedding of Aaron Burr and Theodosia Prevost. Now a museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Nassau Hall
The oldest building at Princeton University and the largest in New Jersey when it was built in 1754. It served as the home of the American government from July to October 1783.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Liberty Hall
Home of William Livingston, member of the first and second Continental Congress, signer of the Constitution, and first elected Governor of New Jersey. Now called Liberty Hall and part of the Kean University.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Cape May Historic District
The country's oldest seaside resort at the southernmost point in New Jersey.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Palisades Interstate Park
A joint New York and New Jersey organization, it includes 24 parks and eight historic sites, covering over 100,000 acres (405 square kilometers) along more than 20 miles (32 km) of Hudson River shoreline. It also operates the Palisades...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Boxwood Hall
Home of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress, site of George Washington's luncheon before his inauguration, home of Jonathan Dayton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Abel and Mary Nicholson House
A rare pristine example of a Delaware Valley patterned brick building.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Horn Antenna
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered the microwave background radiation that permeates the universe using this antenna. This work earned them the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics and led to the confirmation of the Big Bang theory.