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Monument at Washington's Crossing Historical Park

With a view of the Delaware River behind it stands a stone plaque signifying the place where George Washington crossed the river. It is on the grounds of Washington's Crossing Historical Park. Hundreds of people visit this site every year. Nearby is a statue of Washington and his men in their boat.

Stone Monument
Monument reads:
NEAR THIS SPOT
WASHINGTON
CROSSED THE DELAWARE
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT 1776
THE EVE OF THE BATTLE OF TRENTON
ERECTED 1895 BUCKS CO HIST SOC.

Statue of Washington and his men
A statue of how Washington might have looked crossing the Delaware River


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