EVENT MARKS ICONIC TURNING POINT IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION
TRENTON – The New Jersey State Park Service invites residents and visitors to re-live a crucial turning point in the American Revolution with the annual re-enactment of George Washington\’s iconic Crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day.
Washington\’s daring 1776 Christmas crossing is considered to be a pivotal event in the War for Independence, leading to politically important victories in Trenton and Princeton that helped establish the Continental Army as a viable fighting force that could challenge the British and their Hessian supporters.
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