Princeton Cemetery

The cemetery's revolutionary-era graves include those of two signers of the Declaration of Independence (Richard Stockton and John Witherspoon), two presidents of the College of New Jersey (Witherspoon and Jonathan Edwards), and soldiers from the Battle of Princeton. The graveyard reflects the deep interconnection between the college, the Presbyterian church, and the political leadership of colonial Princeton.

Aaron Burr Sr., the second president of the College of New Jersey, and Jonathan Edwards, the third president and renowned theologian, are both buried here, though they died before the Revolution. Their graves connect the cemetery's history to the broader intellectual tradition of colonial Princeton.