John Witherspoon Statue, looking north, Connecticut Avenue

ID: 4524 ~ Source: Library of Congress ~ Creator: HABS Photo ~ Date: After 1933

This file appears in: John Witherspoon Statue: The Witherspoon Statue is a memorial to John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister, patriot, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

This file appears in: John Witherspoon Statue: The Witherspoon Statue is a memorial to John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister, patriot, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

John Witherspoon Statue: The Witherspoon Statue is a memorial to John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister, patriot, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Born in Scotland, John Witherspoon came to the colonies in 1768 to serve as the first president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University. In June of 1776, Witherspoon arrived in…