Historical Marker

Joseph Hewes

Marker is on Snowden Lane north of Maybury Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. · Princeton · Mercer

Inscription

Born here, 1730, he later moved to North Carolina. He signed the Declaration of Independence for that state in 1776.

AddressMarker is on Snowden Lane north of Maybury Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.

CityPrinceton

In December, 1776, skirmishes occurred here between the British and American troops.

Trenton, NJ

Pioneered to establish this first mental hospital in New Jersey in 1848.

Mercerville, NJ

Pioneer advocate of humane care for mental patients the world over.

Here, 1851, Clara Barton, later founder of the Red Cross, stayed while she taught at Cedar Swamp, her first teaching in New Jersey.

Hightstown, NJ

Named for John and Mary Hight, who purchased 3,000 acres here in 1721.