Titusville in Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The March to Trenton
December 26, 1776
— Washington Crossing State Park —
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008
1. The March to Trenton Marker
Colonel Henry Knox, Continental Artillery
December 26, 1776, 4 a.m. – After completing the Christmas night crossing of the Delaware River, George Washington’s Continental Army, in desperate need of a victory, began an arduous nine-mile march to Trenton. Their objective – a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison.
They marched inland for about a mile, then south to Birmingham (now West Trenton). Here the army split into two divisions, one led by General Greene, accompanied by Washington, and the other by General Sullivan. Marching in separate columns for another four and a half miles through a fierce and relentless winter storm, they arrived at opposite ends of Trenton at 8 in the morning.
In the ensuing Battle of Trenton, Washington’s Continental Army surprised, surrounded and captured nearly 900 Hessians and secured a morale-boosting victory of immeasurable proportions.
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Location. 40° 18.151′ N, 74° 51.714′ W. Marker is in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Titusville. Marker can be reached from Washington Crossing Pennington Road. This marker is along a walking path near the Washington Crossing Visitors Center in Washington Crossing State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 495 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville NJ 08560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Continental Lane (approx. 0.4 miles away); Johnson Ferry House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Crossing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Prelude to Victory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spring House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dedicated in Memory of John Honeyman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crossing of the Delaware (approx. half a mile away); 200th Birthday of George Washington (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell Township.
Photographed By Gary Nigh, August 2008
2. The March to Trenton Marker
Photographed By Gary Nigh, August 2008
3. The March to Trenton Marker
The Visitors Center is in the background.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008
4. Marker at Washington Crossing State Park
Photographed By Gary Nigh, August 2008
5. Painting by William B. T. Trego, Courtesy of The American Revolution Center at Valley Forge
“ … we began an apparently circuitous march, not advancing faster than a child ten years old could walk, and stopping frequently …. I sat down on the stump of a tree and was so benumbed with cold that I wanted to go to sleep. Had I been passed unnoticed I should have frozen to death …. But as good luck always attended me, Sergeant Madden came and, rousing me up, made me walk about. We then began to march again, just in the old slow way.”
John Greenwood, Fifer, 15th Massachusetts Regiment
Photographed By Gary Nigh, August 2008
6. The route of Washington’s Army
across the Delaware into Trenton, December 25th-26th, 1776. After crossing the Delaware River, the Continental Army would have passed close to where you are now standing.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 10, 2014
7. Colonial Soldier at the March to Trenton Marker
A reenactor poses with the marker at the 10th Annual New Jersey State History Fair.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,520 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 22, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 4. submitted on November 16, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on August 18, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 7. submitted on May 11, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
