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
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Events at This Location
1758
Old Barracks Built for French and Indian WarJohann Rall
1776
Fall of Fort WashingtonJohann Rall, Nathanael Greene
1776
Continental Army Retreats Through TrentonGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene
1776
1776
Intelligence Gathering Before the CrossingJohn Honeyman, George Washington, Johann Rall
1776
1776
1776
Hessian Garrison Established at TrentonJohann Rall, Abraham Hunt, Phillis
1776
1776
Washington Crosses the DelawareGeorge Washington, John Glover, Henry Knox
1776
Battle of TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall, Henry Knox
1776
1776
Hessian Surrender at TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall
1776
Death of Colonel RallJohann Rall
1776
1776
Washington's Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
Enlistment Crisis and Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
1777
Night March from Trenton to PrincetonGeorge Washington, Henry Knox
1777
Cornwallis's March to TrentonGeorge Washington