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

Old Revolutionary Fort

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 30, 2011

1. Old Revolutionary Fort Marker

Inscription. In December 1776 General Roche De Fernoy and General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) had their headquarters here at a "hip-roof" house known as The Old Fort. Before the Battle of Trenton, Coryell's Ferry became a military camp. Stockade entrenchments were erected and batteries were placed here and along the river bank at the ferry landing to protect General George Washington's army from attack by the British. Continental soldiers were encamped in the surrounding valleys, hillsides and fields.

Erected by New Hope Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1776.

Location. 40° 21.827′ N, 74° 57.322′ W. Marker is in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is at the intersection of West Ferry Street and York Road, on the right when traveling east on West Ferry Street. 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 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 Beaumont House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Solebury National Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian Logan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cannon (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Hope World War I Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); 28 South Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Road to Monmouth Battlefield (approx. ¼ mile away); 36 South Main Street (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hope.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 30, 2011

2. Old Revolutionary Fort Marker

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 30, 2011

3. Old Revolutionary Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 984 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.