Henry Phillips was a third generation Phillips family member in Pleasant Valley; his grandfather arrived in 1737. Ca, 1805, Henry constructed the stone section of the house on the land he inherited from his father. Ca, 1830, he added the large frame . . . — — Map (db m94714) HM
This farmhouse is the only existing structure within the park that witnessed the Crossing of the Continental troops on December 25-26, 1776. It was built around 1740 by Rutger Jansen, a Dutchman from Flatbush, Long Island, on a tract of 490 acres . . . — — Map (db m10374) HM
You might well imagine that General George Washington stood where you are now stand as he patiently watched his force of 2400 troops march up from the boats on the river over the road in the immediate foreground. Through his officers he would direct . . . — — Map (db m166092) HM
[Marker Front]:
View of the Delaware River at the site where Washington crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, Christmas Night, 1776, with 2400 men, artillery and supplies. The troops marched nine miles to attack the Hessians stationed at . . . — — Map (db m10379) HM
“The troops marched with the most profound silence and good order. They arrived by two routes at the same time, about half an hour after daylight, within one mile of the town. The storm continued with great violence …”
Colonel . . . — — Map (db m10450) HM
Howell Living History Farm depicts family farm life during the first years of the 20th Century, when both crops and livestock, were raised from livelihood. The farmhouse on the property, while dating back to the early 1800’s, is used to illustrate . . . — — Map (db m94717) HM
On River Road at Washington Crossing Pe Rd, on the left when traveling north on River Road.
In commemoration of the two hundredth birthday of George Washington These eagles and this tablet were placed here by the New Jersey Society of the Colonial Dames of America — — Map (db m7275) HM
On River Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
During Colonial times this was the landing for the ferry to Pennsylvania. The building that was then located here served as a home for the ferryman and a Tavern for those who waited to cross the river. Washington and his Continental Army crossed . . . — — Map (db m24669) HM
On River Road at Washington Crossing Pe Rd, on the left when traveling north on River Road.
To commemorate
the Bicentennial of the birthday of
General George Washington
at this spot hallowed by his stroke
of military genius in the crossing of
the Delaware on Christmas night – 1776
and to remind us
that the triumphs . . . — — Map (db m7276) HM
On Bear Tavern Road (County Route 579 at milepost 5.4) at Washington Crossing Pennington Rd (County Route 546), on the right when traveling south on Bear Tavern Road.
Road over which
Washington's Army
Began its march to Trenton
December 26 1776 — — Map (db m63691) WM
On River Road (New Jersey Route 29) at River Drive, on the left when traveling north on River Road.
This tablet is erected by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey to commemorate the Crossing of the Delaware by General Washington and the Continental army on Christmas night of seventeen hundred and seventy six. — — Map (db m166097) HM
On River Drive, on the right when traveling north.
At this site before 1748, a ferry was first owned and operated by Garrett Johnson.
It was used to transport the artillery from Pennsylvania to New Jersey the night Washington crossed the Delaware, December 25, 1776. At that time, it was operated . . . — — Map (db m7327) HM
Today, this nature preserve features a quiet woodland trail. In years past, one would have heard the sounds of bustling industry here. From the late 1700s into the 1900s a mill complex operated in this section of Fiddlers Creek. The creek itself was . . . — — Map (db m100685) HM
On Bear Tavern Road, 0.1 miles east of Maddock Road, on the right when traveling east.
This monument is dedicated to the men of the First Hunterdon County Militia and the other local guides who led the Continental Army through the early morning sleet and snow of December 26, 1776 on their way to Trenton.
Eden Burroughs, Hopewell . . . — — Map (db m185250) WM
On River Drive, on the right when traveling north.
General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. He commandeered every available boat along the river so . . . — — Map (db m7326) HM
On River Road (New Jersey Route 29), on the left when traveling north.
This Spring House was used by the family living at the colonial Ferry House across route 9. The Spring House and the Store Barn facing the Ferry House are the only outbuildings of a once thriving family homestead and tavern. Spring Houses were . . . — — Map (db m61840) HM
On River Drive, on the right when traveling north.
“I am determined, as the night is favorable, to cross the River, & make the attack upon Trenton in the Morning.” General George Washington
After a series of defeats in New York in 1776, General George Washington’s Continental . . . — — Map (db m7274) HM
On River Drive at Church Road, on the left when traveling north on River Drive.
Named for the family of settler Joseph Titus, who established two sawmills and a fishery here in the 1700's, Titusville was a major industrial and transportation center in the mid-19th century. Spurred by the construction of the Delaware and Raritan . . . — — Map (db m35103) HM
On River Drive, on the right when traveling north.
General George Washington and 2400 Continental soldiers crossed the icy Delaware River from Pennsylvania and landed at this spot on Christmas night 1776 on their way to attack the British mercenary force of Hessian soldiers at Trenton. The last of . . . — — Map (db m7329) HM
On River Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
this site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m7264) HM
On Bear Tavern Road, 0.1 miles east of Maddock Road, on the right when traveling east.
Early on the Winter’s morning of December 26, 1776, at a pivotal moment in the war, George Washington and the Continental Army passed this point on their March to confront Hessian forces at Trenton.
Twenty-four hundred soldiers and eighteen . . . — — Map (db m185270) WM
