Trenton
NJ
A 155-foot granite column that commemorates the 1776 Battle of Trenton; accessible by means of an elevator with good views of the capital of New Jersey.
Trenton Battle Monument
Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.
Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (2003)