Step back in time this December as General Washington’s daring Delaware River crossing is brought to life during two spectacular reenactments at Washington Crossing Historic Park, located at 1112 ...
Night, sleet, snow, winds and freezing temperatures couldn’t keep the Continental Army from crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776. But the drought of 2024 may keep volunteers from ...
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. Hundreds gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing, a year after pandemic restrictions ...
People gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing. In years past, thousands have often gathered every Christmas ...
It was the winter of 1776. With the War of Independence failing, Gen. George Washington and his army had low morale and few new recruits. Washington’s campaign in New York had not gone well. On Dec. 2 ...
The reenactment is held every December in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Muskets and cannon fire probably aren't the traditional way most Americans associate their Christmas Day with but for dozens along ...
As most Americans celebrate Christmas today, it’s worth taking a moment to remember that on this day in 1776, Gen. George Washington made a daring crossing of the Delaware River to win a surprise ...
An historic painting depicting Gen. George Washington’s troops crossing the Delaware languished in a dusty basement for 50 years before recently being unearthed. It now is being restored and ...