Editing Princeton University (section)

====Nassau Hall====
[[File:Cannon Green and Nassau Hall, Princeton University.jpg|thumb|[[Nassau Hall]], the university's oldest building and former capitol of the United States. Pictured in front is Cannon Green.|alt=A picture of Nassau Hall, the university's oldest building]]
Nassau Hall is the oldest building on campus. Begun in 1754 and completed in 1756,{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=328–329}} it was the first seat of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] in 1776,<ref>{{cite news|url = http://dailyprincetonian.com/multimedia/2003/07/nassau-hall-national-history-center-of-campus/|title = Nassau Hall: National history, center of campus|date = July 14, 2003|first = Ryan|last = Bradner|newspaper = [[Dly. Princetonian|The Daily Princetonian]]|access-date = October 16, 2015|at = In the beginning|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152929/http://dailyprincetonian.com/multimedia/2003/07/nassau-hall-national-history-center-of-campus/|archive-date = December 22, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> was involved in the Battle of Princeton in 1777,{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=330}} and was the seat of the [[Congress of the Confederation]] (and thus capitol of the United States) from June 30, 1783, to November 4, 1783.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buildings of the Department of State: Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/buildings/section8|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603014405/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/buildings/section8|archive-date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2011|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]}}</ref> Since 1911, the front entrance has been flanked by two bronze tigers, a gift of the Princeton Class of 1879, which replaced two lions previously given in 1889.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pair of tigers|url=https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/campus-art/objects/86951|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420013046/https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/campus-art/objects/86951|archive-date=April 20, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Campus Art Princeton|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Starting in 1922, commencement has been held on the front lawn of Nassau Hall when there is good weather.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commencement|url=https://president.princeton.edu/vice-president-and-secretary/commencement|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401142459/https://president.princeton.edu/vice-president-and-secretary/commencement|archive-date=April 1, 2021|access-date=June 18, 2021|website=Office of the President|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> In 1966, Nassau Hall was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Register of Historical Places – NEW JERSEY (NJ), Mercer County|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nj/Mercer/state2.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806141627/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nj/Mercer/state2.html|archive-date=August 6, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2011|publisher=[[National Register of Historic Places]]}}</ref> Nowadays, it houses the office of the university president and other administrative offices.<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Office|url=https://president.princeton.edu/about-office|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627190255/https://president.princeton.edu/about-office|archive-date=June 27, 2021|access-date=July 29, 2021|website=Office of the President|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nassau Hall|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/campus/nassau-hall|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318172900/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/campus/nassau-hall|archive-date=March 18, 2021|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>

To the south of Nassau Hall lies a courtyard that is known as Cannon Green.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cannons|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/campus/landmarks/cannons|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121212507/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/campus/landmarks/cannons|archive-date=January 21, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Buried in the ground at the center is the "Big Cannon", which was left in Princeton by British troops as they fled following the Battle of Princeton. It remained in Princeton until the [[War of 1812]], when it was taken to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hageman|first=John Frelinghuysen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYwMAAAAYAAJ|title=History of Princeton and Its Institutions|publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co.|year=1879|edition=2nd|volume=1|location=Philadelphia|page=139|isbn=9780598745637|oclc=3175821|access-date=March 19, 2023|archive-date=May 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531225248/https://books.google.com/books?id=uYwMAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1836, the cannon was returned to Princeton and placed at the eastern end of town. Two years later, it was moved to the campus under cover of night by Princeton students, and in 1840, it was buried in its current location.<ref name="Hageman-1879">{{cite book|last=Hageman|first=John Frelinghuysen|url=https://archive.org/details/historyprinceto01hagegoog|title=History of Princeton and Its Institutions|publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co.|year=1879|edition=2nd|volume=2|location=Philadelphia|pages=317–319|oclc=3175821}}</ref> A second "Little Cannon" is buried in the lawn in front of nearby Whig Hall. The cannon, which may also have been captured in the Battle of Princeton, was stolen by students of [[Rutgers University]] in 1875. The theft ignited the [[Rutgers-Princeton Cannon War]]. A compromise between the presidents of Princeton and Rutgers ended the war and forced the return of the Little Cannon to Princeton.<ref name="Hageman-1879" /> The protruding cannons are occasionally painted scarlet by Rutgers students who continue the traditional dispute.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carroll|first=Kate|date=October 5, 2006|title=Vandals spraypaint campus Rutgers red|newspaper=[[The Daily Princetonian]]|url=http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2006/10/vandals-spraypaint-campus-rutgers-red/|url-status=dead|access-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133002/http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2006/10/vandals-spraypaint-campus-rutgers-red/|archive-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Stamato|first=Linda|date=September 11, 2012|title=Rutgers and Princeton: Tradition, rivalry and the cannon wars|work=[[NJ.com]]|url=https://www.nj.com/njv_linda_stamato/2012/09/rutgers_and_princeton_traditio.html|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203122/https://www.nj.com/njv_linda_stamato/2012/09/rutgers_and_princeton_traditio.html|url-status=live}}</ref>