Ivy League Tour: Columbia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and Brown

These colleges go way back. Most of them are older than our nation and have grown to become enormously important in so many facets of life as we know it in the United States. Six of the eight colleges in the Ivy League are on Route One!

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	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
	Princeton Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
	Albert Einstein's Home in Princeton, NJ
	Columbia New York, NY 10027, USA
	Yale New Haven, CT 06520, USA
	The Whiffenpoof Song in 1937
	Brown Providence, RI 02912, USA
	Harvard Cambridge, MA, USA
	Lamplighter Brewing Co. - Broadway 284 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Invented at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC was the first digital computational device ever built. This computer was used to solve complex mathematical problems for the Department of Defense during World War II.

Princeton

Princeton, NJ 08544, USA

This is the tip of the iceberg of fun and amazing facts about Princeton. Even if you're not planning to apply to school here, you'll learn a few things about the Pumpkinheads.

Albert Einstein's Home in Princeton, NJ

Chris Gentile, a large Einstein fan, posing with his MC2 hat in front of Albert Einstein's former home on 112 Mercer Street in Princeton.

Columbia

New York, NY 10027, USA

This is a great top 50 list, though the delivery is a bit weird.

Yale

New Haven, CT 06520, USA

There's some amazing architecture on Yale's campus! Here's a slideshow.

The Whiffenpoof Song in 1937

In 1937, when Route 1 was just 11 years old, Rudy Vallee released his first big hit: “The Whiffenpoof Song”. Although Hubert was his given name, Vallee earned his nickname “Rudy” at the University of Maine, where, as a freshman, he tirelessly played along with saxophonist Rudy Wiedoeft’s entire catalog...

Brown

Providence, RI 02912, USA

A send up of Moses Brown, the University founder

Harvard

Cambridge, MA, USA

Lamplighter Brewing Co. - Broadway

284 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Music and beer! A tag-team combination if there ever was one. Full disclosure: my cousin's daughter, Cayla is a co-founder of this wonderful brewery. Each beer is distinctive and highly crafted. There... advert over!

Peter Evans Mar 13, 2022 Philadelphia PA

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