Talk:Princeton, New Jersey
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Dubious statement moved from main page: "After the war, in the 1790s, when the United States was first founded and Washington, D.C. was being built, Princeton University's Nassau Hall served as a temporary capital for the fledgling republic."
Make that two: "In 1840, the first radio signal was transmitted at Princeton."
Make that telegraph signal; see Joseph HenrySeptentrionalis 03:32, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
See http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/radio.html Vicki Rosenzweig
I found one time that Nassau Hall was used as the temporary capital of the United States in further research. I do believe that Princeton, Trenton, and Philadelphia were temporary capitals while Washington, D.C. was being built during the presidency of George Washington. -- Gregory Pietsch
Yes both Princeton and Trenton were temporary capitals and there was serious interest in making Trenton the permanent capital before the southerners intervened. The debate that resulted in the selection of an area in Northern Virginia took place in Trenton, at that time the nation's capital. Ortolan88 04:51 Sep 13, 2002 (UTC)
Princeton was the capital of the US only once, in 1783. The Capitals of the 1790's were New York and Philadelphia, only.Septentrionalis 03:32, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Before Mercer County was, Princeton was divided between Somerset and Middlesex Counties. Septentrionalis 03:32, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
This should be divided between a statistical article on the Borough and an article on Princeton. About half of the history and features are in the Township anyway.
- There are statistical articles on both Borough and Township. The settlement existed (and had most of its history) before either existed, let alone the division.
[edit] Street scene
I removed a picture to improve format; it doesn't add that much to the article anyway. Septentrionalis 22:05, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
