Washington Crossing, History Vacation Delaware River Washington
Crossing State Park
Crossing State Park
How to Reach Washington Crossing PA:
By Auto: From the south take Route 95 to Baltimore, Stay on route 95 as it turns into 295 past
Philadelphia. Find the turn off near the New Jersey State line, the last exit on 95 before crossing the
Delaware River. Head north on Route 32, River Road.
From the north, Route 95 to the Delaware River, the first exit in Pa on I-95. Head north on River Road.
By air: Philadelphia airport and rental car
By Auto: From the south take Route 95 to Baltimore, Stay on route 95 as it turns into 295 past
Philadelphia. Find the turn off near the New Jersey State line, the last exit on 95 before crossing the
Delaware River. Head north on Route 32, River Road.
From the north, Route 95 to the Delaware River, the first exit in Pa on I-95. Head north on River Road.
By air: Philadelphia airport and rental car
When to Go To Washington Crossing: April is a good month to visit because you
might combine your visit to Washington Crossing with a visit to Longwood Gardens
where on the second or third week in April the tulip gardens are in full bloom.
Otherwise May until October are good months to visit and enjoy outdoor activities.
Christmas Eve commemorates the crossing with a costumed reenactment.
might combine your visit to Washington Crossing with a visit to Longwood Gardens
where on the second or third week in April the tulip gardens are in full bloom.
Otherwise May until October are good months to visit and enjoy outdoor activities.
Christmas Eve commemorates the crossing with a costumed reenactment.
At Pennsylvania's Washington Crossing State Park you can see the
tavern at the river crossing that provided shelter for Washington as he prepared
his army for the Delaware River Crossing
George Washington fought battles along the old post road that runs through
Philadelphia. You can visit those sites on what Pennsylvania calls its "Trail of
History." You will never need to stray too far from Route One and its high-speed
replacement, Route I-95.
The museum commemorating Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the
Brandywine Battlefield Park, where Washington lost the battle that led to
the fall of Philadelphia, can be historic bookends for a tour of Pennsylvania's
Delaware River Valley and its Revolutionary War history.
The Delaware also offers steam train rides in New Hope, the Franklin Mint on
Route One, upscale shopping at Kennett Square, three generations of Wyeth
family art at the Brandywine River Museum, the Winterthur Estate in
nearby Delaware, and one thousand acres of formal gardens with 3,000 types of
orchids at Longwood Gardens.
In the center of all this history, you can tour of the City of Philadelphia with its
Liberty Bell, historic Colonial buildings, the Franklin Institute's science
exhibits, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art with its rooms full of sculpture by
Rodin.
Washington Crossing State Park, thirty miles north of Philadelphia, is a
500-acre preserve that commemorates the crossing of the Delaware River by
the Colonial Army on a stormy Christmas night in 1776. The Thomas-Neely
House, a farm used as a hospital for Washington's army still stands as does the
1752 McConkey Ferry Inn and Tavern building where Washington reportedly
dined with his commanders before the crossing. Washington loaded his 2,400
troops aboard 40 open boats normally used to carry pig iron and, with the help of
New England fishermen skilled with open boats, he moved them across the
ice-choked river in the middle of a blizzard. You can still see where they landed on
the New Jersey side at Johnson's Ferry and the trail were they started an
eight-mile march to fight the Battle of Trenton.
The rutted trail taken by the Colonial soldiers leaves the river beside the 1740s
Johnson Ferry House and heads through the woods towards Trenton were
Washington's army surprised the mercenary army of British-led Hessians soldiers
and won the battle, a turning point for the Colonial army.
After the battle in which the colonial troops captured 900 Hessians and killed or
wounded over 100 to just a few casualties for Washington, the colonials returned
across the river to the tavern where they held the captured Hessian officers briefly
in a second floor room.
tavern at the river crossing that provided shelter for Washington as he prepared
his army for the Delaware River Crossing
George Washington fought battles along the old post road that runs through
Philadelphia. You can visit those sites on what Pennsylvania calls its "Trail of
History." You will never need to stray too far from Route One and its high-speed
replacement, Route I-95.
The museum commemorating Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the
Brandywine Battlefield Park, where Washington lost the battle that led to
the fall of Philadelphia, can be historic bookends for a tour of Pennsylvania's
Delaware River Valley and its Revolutionary War history.
The Delaware also offers steam train rides in New Hope, the Franklin Mint on
Route One, upscale shopping at Kennett Square, three generations of Wyeth
family art at the Brandywine River Museum, the Winterthur Estate in
nearby Delaware, and one thousand acres of formal gardens with 3,000 types of
orchids at Longwood Gardens.
In the center of all this history, you can tour of the City of Philadelphia with its
Liberty Bell, historic Colonial buildings, the Franklin Institute's science
exhibits, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art with its rooms full of sculpture by
Rodin.
Washington Crossing State Park, thirty miles north of Philadelphia, is a
500-acre preserve that commemorates the crossing of the Delaware River by
the Colonial Army on a stormy Christmas night in 1776. The Thomas-Neely
House, a farm used as a hospital for Washington's army still stands as does the
1752 McConkey Ferry Inn and Tavern building where Washington reportedly
dined with his commanders before the crossing. Washington loaded his 2,400
troops aboard 40 open boats normally used to carry pig iron and, with the help of
New England fishermen skilled with open boats, he moved them across the
ice-choked river in the middle of a blizzard. You can still see where they landed on
the New Jersey side at Johnson's Ferry and the trail were they started an
eight-mile march to fight the Battle of Trenton.
The rutted trail taken by the Colonial soldiers leaves the river beside the 1740s
Johnson Ferry House and heads through the woods towards Trenton were
Washington's army surprised the mercenary army of British-led Hessians soldiers
and won the battle, a turning point for the Colonial army.
After the battle in which the colonial troops captured 900 Hessians and killed or
wounded over 100 to just a few casualties for Washington, the colonials returned
across the river to the tavern where they held the captured Hessian officers briefly
in a second floor room.
The McConkey Tavern at Washington Crossing served as an
inn on the stagecoach line between New York and Philadelphia. It
also served as a post office, as a meetinghouse for the early
settlers, as a newsstand for Ben Franklin's Philadelphia newspaper,
and just before the Battle of Trenton, it served as George
Washington's Headquarters.
inn on the stagecoach line between New York and Philadelphia. It
also served as a post office, as a meetinghouse for the early
settlers, as a newsstand for Ben Franklin's Philadelphia newspaper,
and just before the Battle of Trenton, it served as George
Washington's Headquarters.
The walkway over the steel bridge beside the tavern leads to a bike and
walking trail beside the river on the New Jersey side where loop trails range
from seven to seventy miles along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
On special holidays at Washington's Crossing, costumed guides cook meals
over open-hearth colonial-style ovens while soldiers drill and practice for the
battle. Each Christmas, a hardy bunch of re-enactors launches replica boats
to live again that wintry crossing during the War of Independence.
walking trail beside the river on the New Jersey side where loop trails range
from seven to seventy miles along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
On special holidays at Washington's Crossing, costumed guides cook meals
over open-hearth colonial-style ovens while soldiers drill and practice for the
battle. Each Christmas, a hardy bunch of re-enactors launches replica boats
to live again that wintry crossing during the War of Independence.
The tavern is the centerpiece of a cluster of thirteen
buildings constructed in the 18th and 19th century where a
ferry once transported cargo and passengers across the
Delaware River. A paved walking and biking trail runs
between the antique buildings and makes for good
handicap access.
buildings constructed in the 18th and 19th century where a
ferry once transported cargo and passengers across the
Delaware River. A paved walking and biking trail runs
between the antique buildings and makes for good
handicap access.
Re-enactors take the part
of Hessian soldiers
of Hessian soldiers
Demonstrations of
colonial cooking
colonial cooking
Photos Bucks County Tourism
Photos Courtesy Bucks County Tourism
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