Events
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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 StatesFind 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…
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TOMAHAWK THROWING
Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center - 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd. - Titusville, nj, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesCome 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/
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Washington Crossing, The Rest of the Story
Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, United StatesThe 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…
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WASHINGTON’S CROSSING: THE REST OF THE STORY, 2019
Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd., Titusville, NJ, US, 08560 -
(Registration Closed) Hearth Cooking Class
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesThis 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…
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Bucks County During the Revolution
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesJoin 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…
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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 StatesAs 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…
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(Registration Closed) Village Lantern Tours
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesThis event is at capacity and registration has closed. Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park for a free nighttime tour of the Historic Village on October 18. Tour guides will be equipped with lanterns, and the Historic Village buildings will be lit by candles, creating a magical autumn sight. Tours will begin at…
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Autumn Market & Encampment
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesTravel back in time and experience the life of the Founding Fathers during Washington Crossing Historic Park’s annual Autumn Encampment & Market on Saturday, October 19, from 10 AM to 4 PM. During this event, colonial townspeople will gather at their marketplace in the historic village area of the park to sell their wares while…
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October Book Club Meeting: Standing In Their Own Light
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesThe October meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, October 21, at 5:30 PM in the Visitor Center. In this meeting, museum curator Kimberly McCarty will lead a discussion of Chapters Three and Four in Standing In Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution by Judith…