Stop #3 on my return trip from DC this past October was in Trenton, New Jersey at the site were General George Washington and his troops crossed the icy waters of the Delaware River to make a surprise Christmas Day attack on Hessian forces in Trenton.
The crossing, of course, was made famous in Emanuel Leutze’s painting:
I stopped at Washington Crossing State Park on the New Jersey side of the Delaware:
The Delaware today:
My “America: F**k Yeah!” Road Trip:
- Conclusion
- Liberty State Park
- Trenton NJ
- Philadelphia
- Fort McHenry
- Washington, DC (Part 2)
- Washington, DC (Part 1)
- Manassas Battlefield
- Fredericksburg Battlefield
- Chancellorsville Battlefield
- Cold Harbor Battlefield
- Topsail Island, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Shenandoah National Park
- Antietam Battlefield
- Gettysburg Battlefield
- Intro
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