Princeton Cemetery Scavenger Hunt Challenge!

Established in 1757, the Princeton Cemetery is owned and operated by the Nassau Presbyterian Church (formerly First Presbyterian Church) and is located near the center of town.  As you walk through the cemetery, see if you can find the graves or landmarks which solve the puzzles listed below. Take a picture of the correct answers and tweet them to @EBHSHumanities. Solve all of the puzzles and your group can win a prize!!

1. According to Douglas Sutphen, the current superintendent of the cemetery, there are people who travel from all over the country just to see the headstone of the man who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. That man was: ______________________________ (Find his grave!)
2. William H. Hahn, Jr. (1905 - 1980) wants you to know that he wasn’t feeling well. What is the inscription on his gravestone? ___________________________
3. A man whose first name is Paul has a street named after him in Princeton. While most of the gravestones in Princeton Cemetery face east, the statue marking his grave faces north with its back to Nassau Hall. This man’s name is:________________________ (Take a picture of his statue!)
4. This man was known for being the founder of Princeton University and was the President of the university from 1747 - 1757. This man’s name is: _________________________________
5. This man was an American politician. He was the 3rd Vice President of the United States (1801 - 1805), serving during President Thomas Jefferson’s first term. He was the son of the man from question #4. People often leave things on this grave like piles of stones, a few odd bills and other trinkets. This man’s name is: _________________________________
6. This woman was a longtime personal assistant of Albert Einstein. She was also Einstein’s archivist, and co-trustee of his papers after his death. Her first name, to reference Greek mythology, is the same as the daughter of Zeus. This woman’s name is: ____________________________________
7. This woman was known for founding Shakespeare & Company, a Paris bookshop which became a focus for struggling expatriate writers. In 1922 she published James Joyce’s Ulysses when others considered it obscene. Her last name is another word for “seashore”. This woman’s name is: ___________________________
8. This man was a famous architect known for his postmodern architecture. He died last year at the age of 80 in Princeton, NJ. His name is: ________________________________
9. This man (known by many as Jimmy) was a runaway slave employed by Princeton University where he became a friend of all university students by selling candy, fruit and peanuts. His identity was recognized in 1843 after only 4 years of freedom and at this time he was ordered to return to his owner. However, Theodora Prevost, a descendent of John Witherspoon, interceded and bought his freedom for $550.00. This man’s name is: ______________________________________
10. Barbara Boggs Sigmund’s gravestone lies in a stretch of ground that runs parallel to Witherspoon Street. Her gravestone has a phrase on it taken from one of her poems. That phrase is: “a passion for ______________________ and _________________________”

*Feel free to look up the answers online, and then find the headstone! Your pictures of the headstones are your proof!*