Bell of the U.S.S. Princeton
Antebellum (1820-1861)Original bell of the U.S.S. Princeton, a 19th-century warship, now on display in Princeton, New Jersey. During a demonstration in 1844, one of the ship's heavy guns exploded and killed six people, including former Princeton student and Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur.
Did You Know...?African Americans worked on campus as students, staff, and teaching assistants.
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