Known world-wide as the home of Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton is a hub for higher education and cutting-edge academic research. Princeton has a storied history which includes the Battle of Princeton towards the end of the American Revolution. The neighborhoods of Princeton are diverse. Princeton also has a number of great shopping districts including Nassau Street, Palmer Square, and the Princeton Shopping Center. With great public and private schools, Princeton is a popular place to raise children.

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Schools:

• Princeton Public Schools: (609) 710-8232
• The Hun School of Princeton: (609) 921-7600
• Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart: (609) 921-6499
• Princeton Day School: (609) 924-6700
• Stuart Country Day School: (609) 921-2330
• St. Paul School of Princeton: (609) 921-7587
• The Wilberforce School: (609) 924-6111
• Princeton Charter School: (609) 924-0575
• Princeton Friends School: (609) 683-1194
• Princeton Montessori School: (609) 924-4594

Historic Sites: 

Recreation Facilities: 

• Community Park
• Herrontown Woods
• Princeton Battlefield
• Institute Woods
• Woodfield Reservation
• Autumn Hill Reservation
• Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
• Greenway Meadows
• Van Dyke-Wight Woods
• Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge
• Grover Park
• Hilltop Park
• Sigmund Park
• Turning Basin Park
• Barbara Smoyer Park
• Marquand Park
• Laurie Chauncy Trail and Woods
• Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park

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