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  • Stargazing at Bowman’s Hill Tower (FULL)

    1 Tower Road, New Hope, PA, 18938, United States 1 Tower Rd, New Hope, PA, United States

    REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED — THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY Peer through a telescope atop what may be one of the best vantage points for stargazing in all of Bucks County. Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park and a local astronomer for a night of stargazing atop Bowman’s Hill Tower on September 28 from 7:30…

  • THE BATTLE OF TRENTON IN A MINIATURES WAR-GAME

    Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, United States

    The Battle of Trenton will be recreated by using miniature figures, dice and “Flint & Steel” rules developed by Richard Kane who will also be managing the game. Visitors can observe or participate as the historic military commanders. Free. https://www.meetup.com/washingtoncrossingstatepark/events/265241728/

  • TYROLEAN TRAVERSE

    Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center - 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd. - Titusville, nj, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United States

    (6- 12 yrs.) Tyrolean Traverse is a mountain rescue technique for crossing gorges and canyons on a horizontally suspended rope. In this case, willing (or not) participants will be pulling themselves across the Nature Center’s vernal pond infested with killer frogs and tadpoles and genuine New Jersey crocodiles. (see the video posted on the WCSP…

  • IN SEARCH OF SHALE

    Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center - 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd. - Titusville, nj, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United States

    Find out where the Indians of Central New Jersey would travel in search of the stone materials they needed for making their tools and weapons. Learn why some of the most abundant varieties of shale in the area were so extensively used by the Indians. A short presentation will be given at the Nature Center…

  • TOMAHAWK THROWING

    Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center - 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd. - Titusville, nj, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United States

    Come on out and try your hand at sticking a tomahawk or small hatchet into a target at about 15 ft. Maybe even hit a bull’s-eye. Free. https://www.meetup.com/washingtoncrossingstatepark/events/264843912/

  • Washington Crossing, The Rest of the Story

    Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, United States

    The painting — Washington’s Crossing Christmas 1776 by Emanuel Leutze, completed in 1851 — could not have done better at capturing the spirit of Christmas 1776. BUT, how did the 18 cannons, dozens of horses, and wagons get across the Delaware on that fateful night?Come join your neighbors to hear the answer! We’ll also examine…

  • (Registration Closed) Hearth Cooking Class

    1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United States

    This class is at capacity and registration has closed. Join a handful of other cooks to prepare an authentic 18th-century meal at Washington Crossing Historic Park on Sunday, October 13, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Please arrive at 9:45 AM. You’ll learn the basic techniques of open hearth cooking in the Hibbs House, where…

  • Bucks County During the Revolution

    1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United States

    Join historian and author Owen S. Ireland for a free lecture on how the American Revolution impacted the lives and politics of Bucks County in the 18th century. This lecture will be held on Sunday, October 13 at 2 PM in the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center. Registration opens September 1. Please call the…

  • Lecture: David Price “The Road to Assunpink Creek: Liberty’s Desperate Hour and the Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution”

    Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United States

    As part of the Fall 2019 Lecture Series sponsored by the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New Jersey, David Price will speak about his book "The Road to Assunpink Creek: Liberty's Desperate Hour and the Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution" on Tuesday, October 15 at 7 PM. Books will be…