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John Witherspoon Statue

John Witherspoon Statue
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Doctor John Witherspoon is a bronze sculpture and granite pedestal which depicts John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister, member of Congress, and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Born in Scotland, Witherspoon immigrated to the U.S. in the 1760s and later became president of the College of New Jersey, later renamed Princeton University. He strongly supported the Thirteen Colonies in their fight to gain freedom from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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