Solebury Township near New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Unknown Soldiers of the Continental Army

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2007

1. Unknown Soldiers of the Continental Army Marker

Inscription. In memory of the
many unknown soldiers
of the
Continental Army
who died from sickness and
exposure while encamped in
these fields before the
Battle of Trenton and were
buried at this spot
Christmas Day 1776.

Erected 1929 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 40° 19.849′ N, 74° 55.978′ W. Marker is near New Hope, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Solebury Township. It can be reached from Delaware Canal Towpath 1.2 miles east of Thompson-Neely House on River Road. In the Soldiers Graves area of the Thompson's Mill section of Washington Crossing Historic Park. Located between the Delaware River and the Delaware Canal towpath. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Hope PA 18938, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is

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in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thompson-Neely Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Pidcock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thompson-Neely House (approx. ¼ mile away); Red Cedar (approx. ¼ mile away); Grandchild of Cambridge Elm (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Nakashima (approx. 1.3 miles away); Goat Hill Overlook (approx. 1.6 miles away in New Jersey); Howell Living History Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away in New Jersey). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hope.

Also see . . . Soldiers Graves - U.S. History.org. (Submitted on October 3, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. Washington's Crossing; Delaware Canal; Thompson-Neely House

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2007

2. Unknown Soldiers of the Continental Army Marker

Unknown soldiers of the Revolution in background.

Captain James Moore image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2007

3. Captain James Moore

Served in Lamb's Company, New York Artillery - is the only known grave in the soldiers burying ground.

Entrance to Soldiers Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2008

4. Entrance to Soldiers Burying Ground

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,894 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.