Washington Crossing

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Washington Crossing Historic Park PA 32 215-493-4076. This 500-acre park is divided into two sections: the Thompson's Mill section and the Washington Crossing section.

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Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Closed certain holidays, except Christmas Day, Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day.

Fees

Adult $5.00; Group and Senior $4.00; Youth $2.00

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Washington Crossing

  • Washington Crossing The site from which George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River on December 25, 1776. (A bridge connects this section with New Jersey's Washington Crossing State Park; see Trenton.) Each year, the crossing is reenacted on Christmas Day; call for details.
  • McConkey Ferry Inn, where Washington is believed to have prior to the crossing;
  • Taylor House, home of influential businessman Mahlon Taylor
  • Memorial Building, which has a copy of Emanuel_Leutze's painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.

Thompson's Mill

  • Bowman's Hill Tower, a 110-foot tower with a 14-mile view of the Delaware Valley
  • Thompson-Neely House the site of many conferences before the Battle of Trenton
  • Memorial Flagstaff, which marks the graves of Continental Army troops who were the first of our the United States' unknown soldiers.

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