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Washington Crossing, PA

Located on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, this park commemorates Washington's planning of his famous crossing that re-ignited the spark of liberty.

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Washington Crossing Historic Park, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, preserves the site where General George Washington and the Continental Army famously crossed the ice-choked Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776. This daring maneuver led to the surprise attack and crucial American victory at the Battle of Trenton, revitalizing the Revolutionary cause during its bleakest period.

The park includes a visitor center, historic buildings such as McConkey’s Ferry Inn, and monuments commemorating the crossing. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the site hosts annual reenactments and educational programs that interpret the events of the Ten Crucial Days campaign and Washington’s leadership in one of the Revolution’s most pivotal moments.

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Visitor Center Washington Crossing State Park PA

Washington Crossing, PA 18977

Washington prepares to attack Trenton

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Johnson Ferry House

Titusville, NJ 08560

Ferry used by Washington on Christmas, 1776

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Washington Crossing State Park in the Fall

Titusville, NJ 08560

Washington lands and moves on the Hessian garrison

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Washington Crossing the Delaware

Trenton, NJ 08608

Washington leads his assault on Hessian forces

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Assunpink Creek from Mill Hill Park

Trenton, NJ 08608

Washington & his generals thwart Cornwallis yet again

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A painting illustrating British grenadiers bayoneting Gen. Hugh Mercer.

Princeton, NJ 08540

Final, decisive battle of the Ten Crucial Days

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The Thomas Clarke House, located at the Princeton Battlefield

Princeton, NJ 08540

Death site of Hugh Mercer and field hospital

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Nassau Hall, Princeton University

Princeton, NJ 08542

Defensive British position at the Battle of Princeton

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Washington's Headquarters at Rockingham

Franklin Township, NJ 08528

Where Washington penned his Farewell Orders

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Home sitting adjacent to Petticoat Bridge

Columbus, NJ 08022

Site of several Hessian skirmishes

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Stories from Washington Crossing, PA

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Reposted from battlefields.org As night fell on January 2, 1777 both armies took a breath after the daylong fighting on the King’s Highway and at Assunpink Creek. Washington had a critical decision to...
Trail Site

Renowned for Gen. George Washington's daring crossing of the Delaware River on a frigid Christmas night, Trenton marked the start of the Ten Crucial Days—a series of bold victories that reignited hope in the Revolutionary cause.

Trail Site

Built in the 1740s, this building acted as a ferry house for those wishing to cross the Delaware, including the likes of George Washington and his men on Christmas night of 1776.