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Washington Crossing State Historic Park

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Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Washington Crossing State Historic Park
Phone:
+1 609-737-0623

Address:
355 Washington Crossing Pe Rd, Titusville, NJ 08560-1517

Not to be confused with Washington Crossing Historic Park, a Pennsylvania state park across the Delaware River near Yardley, PennsylvaniaWashington Crossing State Park is a 3,575-acre state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Washington Crossing and Titusville sections of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, north of Trenton along the Delaware River. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. The park includes the site of Washington's crossing of the Delaware at Johnsons Ferry. This is where General George Washington and a 2,400-man detachment of Continental Army troops crossed the river overnight on December 25, 1776, and into the morning of December 26, 1776, in order to make a surprise attack on Trenton, a move that would prove to be a turning point in the American Revolutionary War. This park area, together with Washington Crossing Historic Park on the Pennsylvania side, comprise the Washington's Crossing National Historic Landmark. Inside the park is the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, an outdoor theater with seating consisting of wooden benches. Goat Hill Overlook, located nearby in West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, is administered by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry as part of Washington Crossing State Park.
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