Washington Crossing State Park
THE SAD SAGA OF CORNET GEARY
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesThe Unlikely Story of a Young British Officer Who Met His Fate in the Hunterdon Hills, presented at the Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center Museum by Bob McHugh, Park Historian.
The Battle of Pell’s Point
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesTwo months before Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776, Colonel John Glover and his Marblehead Mariners made a stand at Pell's Point in the Bronx. The Marbleheaders were one of the few integrated militias of the era. Come to the Park's Visitors Center to hear the story of how, once again, they saved Washington's army.
Table Talk Histories
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesJoin us at the State Park's Sullivan Grove Pavilion, near the Visitors Center Museum, where local historians and reenactors will staff a series of tables that feature images and objects highlighting various topics. Members of the First Rhode Island Regiment and the WCPA will discuss such matters as:Black soldiers during the RevolutionThe integrated seafaring unit…
“Table Talk Histories” and a PREVIEW of the NEW MUSEUM!
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesJoin us at the State Park's Sullivan Grove Pavilion, near the Visitors Center Museum, where local historians and reenactors will staff a series of tables that feature images and objects highlighting various topics. Members of the First Rhode Island Regiment and the WCPA will discuss such matters as:Black soldiers during the RevolutionThe integrated seafaring unit…
Giving Thanks: The Origins of the American Thanksgiving Holiday
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesHistorians at the Johnson Ferry House, the only remaining witness structure to George Washington's Crossing of the Delaware, will present an Open House with an emphasis on the origins of our American Thanksgiving holiday. The event will feature cooking on the hearth, quill pen writing demonstrations, and discussions of colonial education. It will feature hot…
CANNON FIRING DEMONSTRATIONS
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesOn Saturday, November 4 from 12 - 4pm, artillery demonstrations will be conducted by Lamb's Artillery Company in the field behind the park’s Visitor Center Museum. Demonstrations will be held at noon, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30.This event is co-sponsored by the Swan Historical Foundation. For more information call 609-737-0623.
