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City (pop., 2000: 120,568), northeastern New Jersey, U.S. Located on Newark Bay adjacent to Newark , it is connected by bridge to Staten Island .
Settlement began in 1664 with the purchase of land from the Delaware Indians. The first colonial assembly met there (166882). It was the scene of four military engagements during the American Revolution . It grew throughout the 19th century and is now highly industrialized, with important shipping operations. It was the original seat of Princeton University (1746) and home to Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr .