Everyone knows about and loves the annual crossing of the Delaware by re-enactors of General Washington and his crew on Christmas Day. But for the same experience with less crowds,…
Washington Crossing Park
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Washington Crossing Park Association leads the public to crucial Revolutionary War sites -now through October.
The Washington Crossing Park Association (WCPA), which is the friends group supporting New Jersey’s Washington Crossing State Park, provides free, guided tours every other Sunday. The tour highlights significant events…
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The Johnson Ferry House at Washington Crossing Park (NJ), has been a treasured historical landmark in Hopewell Township for decades. As it shows signs of aging, the Washington Crossing Park…
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At 7am on Wednesday April 25, the New Jersey National Guard will be conducting an exercise on both sides of the Delaware River in Washington Crossing State Park,
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Hopewell Township Approves Grant Application for Sidewalks Near Bear Tavern Elementary
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoAt a special meeting last night, the Hopewell Township Committee approved a resolution to apply for a state-aid grant to construct a sidewalk near Bear Tavern Elementary School. Despite the looming June 27th 2016 Safe Routes…
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(Photos) Washington Crossing Reenactment on the Delaware River
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoTwice a year, on the banks of the Delaware River, onlookers get the chance to witness what it looked like when George Washington braved the Christmas Day river crossing. Washington Crossing Historic Park hosts…
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Hopewell Township Police Use Narcan Successfully, Another Life Saved
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoAt 4:21 p.m. on July 21, 2015, Officer Michael Peterson responded to the lower park area of Washington Crossing State Park on the report of a man having a seizure.…