Throughout its existence; Princeton has been a community at a unique three-way intersection connecting the heart of the Allegheny Mountain range with the fertile Valley of the Virginias to the east and the Cumberland Gap to the west. In 1837; the Virginia General Assembly formed Mercer County; named in memory of Revolutionary War general Hugh Mercer; at the same time; the county�s seat was named in honor of the Battle of Princeton; New Jersey; the 1777 battle in which General Mercer died. Twenty-five years after the county�s formation; retreating Confederate soldiers burned the homes of the town of Princeton to the ground. The coming of the Virginian Railroad in the first decade of the 20th century and the construction of the West Virginia Turnpike 40 years later transformed Princeton from a remote rural outpost into a vibrant center of commerce and ultimately led to the evolution of Princeton into a true crossroads for the region.
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