History is for Everyone

Landmark

Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey)

Trenton, NJFeatured Site

About This Place

Washington Crossing State Park marks the New Jersey landing site where Washington's army came ashore after crossing the Delaware River on the night of December 25-26, 1776. The park encompasses the Johnson Ferry House, an eighteenth-century farmhouse that served as a staging point for the army, and includes a visitor center with exhibits on the crossing and the Trenton campaign.

Revolutionary Significance

The Continental Army landed on the New Jersey shore at Johnson's Ferry, approximately nine miles north of Trenton. After disembarking, the soldiers assembled and began the march south toward Trenton along two roads — the Pennington Road and the River Road — arriving at the outskirts of the town around 8:00 AM on December 26. The Johnson Ferry House, which still stands in the park, was used by officers to coordinate the army's movements after the landing. The park preserves the landscape over which the army marched on that winter night.

Location

355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ 08560

Open in Google Maps →

Events at This Location

  1. 1758

  2. 1776

    Fall of Fort Washington

    Johann Rall, Nathanael Greene

  3. 1776

    Continental Army Retreats Through Trenton

    George Washington, Nathanael Greene

  4. 1776

  5. 1776

    Intelligence Gathering Before the Crossing

    John Honeyman, George Washington, Johann Rall

  6. 1776

  7. 1776

  8. 1776

    Hessian Garrison Established at Trenton

    Johann Rall, Abraham Hunt, Phillis

  9. 1776

  10. 1776

    Washington Crosses the Delaware

    George Washington, John Glover, Henry Knox

  11. 1776

    Battle of Trenton

    George Washington, Johann Rall, Henry Knox

  12. 1776

  13. 1776

    Hessian Surrender at Trenton

    George Washington, Johann Rall

  14. 1776

  15. 1776

  16. 1776

  17. 1776

  18. 1776

  19. 1777

    Night March from Trenton to Princeton

    George Washington, Henry Knox

  20. 1777

Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey) | History is for Everyone | History is for Everyone