Upper Makefield Township near Washington Crossing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Washington Crossing

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008

1. Washington Crossing Marker

Inscription. Here Washington and his men braved ice and sleet Christmas night, 1776, to cross the Delaware and to surprise and defeat the Hessians at Trenton. The victory gave new life to the patriot cause.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 40° 18.108′ N, 74° 52.742′ W. Marker is near Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Upper Makefield Township. It is on River Road (Pennsylvania Route 32), on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Washington Crossing Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1159 River Rd, Washington Crossing PA 18977, 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

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is 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 walking distance of this marker: The Historic District of Titusville (approx. half a mile away in New Jersey); Washington's Crossing of Delaware (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Washington Crossing (approx. 0.6 miles away); Washington Crossed the Delaware (approx. 0.6 miles away); Retreat and Counterattack – 1776 (approx. 0.6 miles away in New Jersey); Dedicated in Memory of John Honeyman (approx. 0.6 miles away in New Jersey); Johnson Ferry House (approx. 0.6 miles away in New Jersey); Spring House (approx. 0.6 miles away in New Jersey). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington Crossing.

Also see . . .
1. Washington Crossing Historic Park. (Submitted on November 7, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Washington Crosses the Delaware, 1776. (Submitted on November 7, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. Washington Crossing - Behind the Marker.

Marker in Washington Crossing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008

2. Marker in Washington Crossing

ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008

3. Washington Crossing Marker

The marker is located within Washington Crossing Historic Park on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River.

Site of the Crossing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008

4. Site of the Crossing

Gen. George Washington and his army made an 11 hour crossing of the Delaware River at this location on the night of December 25, 1776. They subsequently marched on Trenton and defeated the Hessians posted there.

Washington Crossing the Delaware image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, December 9, 2012

5. Washington Crossing the Delaware

Gen. George Washington (standing left) and his troops are seen here crossing the Delaware River during the 60th annual reenactment of the Crossing.

Photographed by Artist - Emanuel Leutze, 1851

6. Washington Crossing the Delaware

Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on the Hessians at Trenton on December 25, 1776, was a great success in America and in Germany. Leutze began his first version of this subject in 1849. It was damaged in his studio by fire in 1850 and, although restored and acquired by the Bremen Kunsthalle, was again destroyed in a bombing raid in 1942. In 1850, Leutze began this version of the subject, which was placed on exhibition in New York during October of 1851. At this showing Marshall O. Roberts bought the canvas for the then-enormous sum of $10,000. In 1853, M. Knoedler published an engraving of it. Many studies for the painting exist, as do copies by other artists.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,727 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on December 10, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.